The document provides information about the launching of the Krio Descendants Union in Houston, Texas (KDU Houston). It includes the program for the event which involves prayers, speeches from the guest speaker and president, and dinner. It also provides background information on the Krio people and culture as well as biographies of some of the members involved in KDU Houston. Advertisements from local businesses congratulating KDU Houston on their launch are also included.

1. Krio Descendants Union - Houston
Together we will make a difference
Welcome to the grand launching of
KDU Houston
YU KIN MEK BABU NOS TETE, E W‫כ‬W‫.כ‬
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PROGRAM GUEST SPEAKER
Violet Showers Johnson was born in Lagos,
Nigeria, and grew up in Nigeria and Sierra
Leone, West Africa. She received her BA
(Honors in History) from Fourah Bay
College, University of Sierra Leone; her MA
from the University of New Brunswick,
Canada; and her Ph.D. from Boston
College. She taught at Fourah Bay College
before coming to the United States in 1985
on a Fulbright scholarship. After twenty
years at Agnes Scott College in Decatur,
Georgia, she came to Texas A&M
University in July 2012. She is Professor
of History and Director of Africana
Studies. A naturalized American,
Johnson’s international personal and
academic background has shaped much of
her work as a teacher and scholar. She
focuses on race, ethnicity and immigration,
African American history, African history,
and the history of the African Diaspora.
Her publications include The Other Black
Bostonians: West Indians in Boston;
“What, then, is the African American?
African and Afro-Caribbean Identities in
Black America,” and “Recreating
Sustainable Communities in Exile:
Leadership Roles of Sierra Leonean
Internally Displaced and Refugee Women
in Freetown, Atlanta and London.”
Meet and Greet
Prayers
(Rev. Johannes George)
Welcome and MC Introduction
(Mrs. Rita Richards)
Master of Ceremony
(Mr. Archimedes Faulkner)
Dinner
Goombay Dance
Raffle
Guest Speaker’s remarks
(Dr. Violet Showers Johnson)
President's remarks
(Mr. Ebenezer Strasser-King)
Thank You
(Mr. Moses Z. Horton)
Dance

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"We speak your names
With love and pride
We smile with tears we cannot hide
We thank you for the years we shared
The love you gave, the way you
cared."
Remembering Gladys Strasser-king,
Madlene Parker and Nancy Zane
You left a void that cannot be filled.
From Moira, Bosede, Reynard, Kevin
and Merique
Our Heartiest
Congratulations to
Krio Descendant
Union Houston –Texas
on your launching.
We wish that the Krio
Descendant Union –
Houston is going to be
a source of prosperity.
The MaCarthy Family
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Together we will make a difference
PRESIDENT’S NOTE
President's Message
Greetings from members of the Krio
Descendants Union of Houston, Texas. As
president of this Union, I welcome your
patronage and good wishes.
Based on our formation and registration in
March 2013, our purpose and mission is,
"To reconnect with, and enhance the cultural
heritage of the Krios of Sierra Leone through
reflection, education, advocacy and positive
deeds for sustainable development".
This launching is an obvious first step to
establish ourselves in the Houston community
(local "pull na doe").
Our members appreciate the support
received from all our patrons and well-
wishers during this launching and look
forward to a sustained partnership during
our future program deliveries. This
partnershipaffirmsthewordsofourmotto:
"TOGETHER WE WILL MAKE A
DIFFERENCE".
On November 9, 2013 come and enjoy a
relaxing evening with good food and moderate
palate-pleasure.
We appreciate you all.
The Lay of the Last Minstrel
(excerpt)
“Breathes there the man with soul so
dead…” By Sir Walter Scott
Breathes there the man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This is my own, my native land!
Whose heart hath ne’er within him
burned,
As home his footsteps he hath turned
From wandering on a foreign strand!
If such there breathe, go, mark him well;
For him no minstrel raptures swell;
High though his titles, proud his name,
Boundless his wealth as wish can claim
Despite those titles, power, and pelf,
The wretch, concentered all in self,
Living, shall forfeit fair renown,
And, doubly dying, shall go down
To the vile dust from whence he sprung,
Unwept, unhonored , and unsung.
" Na man mek buk, nor tu buk mek
man." - Siaka Probyn Stevens

6. Krio Descendants Union - Houston
Together we will make a difference
The Krios are an ethnic group who are descendants of freed African-American,
Maroons from Trelawny Town in Jamaica, Nova Scotians from Canada, Freed
slaves from Great Britain and other liberated African slaves-the recaptives.
They settled in the western area of Sierra Leone in Freetown as a land for freed
slaves between 1787 and 1885 by the British. The Krios and the Americo-
Liberians in Liberia are the only recognized ethnic groups of African-Americans,
Liberated Africans and people of West Indian descent in West Africa. Krios,
Americo-Liberians and Sherbro culture primarily embraces western culture.
The Krio language is a mixture of English and other indigenous West African
languages and is the most widely spoken language in Sierra Leone. About 85%
of Krios are Christians and 15% are Muslims. The Krio Muslims are widely
known as Oku who are liberated African Muslims mostly Yoruba from Nigeria
who settled in Freetown in the mid-19th Century. The vast majority of Krios have
English names with Yoruba middle names whilst the Krio Muslims have Islamic
first names. Krios ceremonies consist of the Awujoh feast for newlyweds, and
Awujoh for the dead on the fortieth day which is intended to win the protection
of ancestral spirits. For newborns the ceremony is called “pull na doe”. When
someone dies at the wake people clap loudly to make sure the corpse is not
merely sleeping but is really dead, and pictures in the house are turned towards
the wall. The feast on the fortieth day marks the spirit’s last day on earth.
Portions of the meal (Awujoh) are placed into a hole for the dead.
Krio communities can be found all along the West Coast of Africa. In Nigeria
they are called Saros, In the Gambia they are Aku. Fernando Po, Cameroon
Ghana, Senegal, Liberia and Equatorial Guinea all have large Krio population.
Krios love Fufu made from cassava and eaten with Palaver sauce e.g. bitter
leaves, crain crain and other leaf vegetables known as Plassas, with tripe, beef,
fish and pigs feet known as hog foot and on Sunday’s they love their Sunday fry
soup and Jollof rice is reserved for special occasions.
Contribution by Clifton Richards
Publicity Secretary - KDU Houston

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OUR MEMBERS
Meet the members of KDU Houston
Mrs. Doris Brown
Mr. Ade Campbell
Mr. Henry Coker
Mrs. Moira Coker
Mr. Prince Coker
Ms. Sybil Crown
Mrs. Victoria Dixon
Mr. Moses Horton
Mrs. Ayodele Johnson
Mrs. Sabina Yomi Kamara
Mrs. Celia Kargbo
Mr. Jemmy Manley
Mrs. Lucia Mason
Ms. Majorie McMillan
Mrs. Ada Norman
Mr. Henry Parker
Mr. Clifton Richards
Mrs. Rita Richards
Mrs. Olabisi Sesay
Ms. Elfrida Sawyerr
Mrs. Eudora Sawyerr
Ms. Ayodele Strasser-King
Mr. Eku Strasser-King
Mrs. Onikeh Tunis
Ms .Muriette Williams
Mrs. Avril Wilson- Rasheed
Congratulations
to mi fambul dem, di
Krio Disendant Yunion nar
Houston for dis launching.
Ar pray leh God gi wi di trenk
for continue for connect wit wi
beberebe fambul dem for kip di
krio culture. So mek wi geda
wisef en wok. Dis nar wi all
yone.
Lonta
Muriette en mi pikin
Bianca
KDU Houston sincerely
thank you for your love and
support.
Your thoughtfulness &
generosity are truly
appreciated. Thank you for
sharing in the premier
launching of our entity.

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