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A homegoing (or home-going) service is an African-American and Black-Canadian Christian funeral tradition marking the going home of the deceased to the Lord or to Heaven. History [ edit ]
Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016.Each chapter in the novel follows a different descendant of an Asante woman named Maame, starting with her two daughters, who are half-sisters, separated by circumstance: Effia marries James Collins, the British governor in charge of Cape Coast Castle, while her half-sister Esi is held ...
Yaa Gyasi (born 1989) is a Ghanaian-American novelist. Her work, most notably her 2016 debut novel Homegoing and her 2020 novel Transcendent Kingdom, features themes of lineage, generational trauma, and Black and African identities.
A national homegoing celebration will be held on Monday, Nov. 20 from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. All services will be livestreamed on the Holy Redeemer Facebook and YouTube pages, @HRCOGIC.
Rev. Charles Adams died last month at 86. A pastor for 52 years, he was a visionary leader. His funeral services begins Thursday.
Homegoings is a 2013 documentary film directed by Christine Turner about the Owens Funeral Home on Lenox Avenue in Harlem, exploring African-American death rituals through the work of funeral home director Isaiah Owens.
Homegoing is an African-American funeral tradition. Homegoing may also refer to: Homegoing (Gyasi novel), a 2016 novel by Yaa Gyasi; Homegoing, a 1989 novel by Frederik Pohl; Homegoings, a 2013 documentary film
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