What’s To Come!
After hearing the current status of the Flatbush African Burial Ground at Brooklyn Community Board 14's October 20th, 2022 Flatbush African Burial Ground Taskforce Meeting; the burial ground is currently in the hands of the NYC Parks Department for development.
Since hearing the status, we have continued to stay committed to the fight for our ancestors to be honored and remembered always. FABGC is working hard alongside other organizations and city elected officials.
What we’ve done so far!
Petition + Endorsements
So far, we have over 1825 signatures on our petition from local residents, as well as organizational and business endorsements who agree with our demands
We’ve also connected with African burial grounds nationally such as;
OLDE TOWNE FLUSHING BURIAL GROUND (QUEENS, NY)
THE PINE STREET AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND (KINGSTON, NY)
THE BETHESDA AFRICAN CEREMTERY COALITION (BETHESDA, MD)
2. Community Engagement
Since June 2021 we've hosted virtual Town Halls, Teach-ins, Community Days, and Walking Tours that have reached 400 residents.
Decolonizing Archaeology Teach-in with Dr. Michael Blakey Dr. Uzma Rizvi, Dr. Tom Angotti, and Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo
3. Political Engagement
Engage local elected officials and candidates to share our goals
Meeting with past
Council-Member Mathieu Eugene
August 25, 2021
4. Scholarship
Partner with historians, archaeologists, students, and other scholars who worked on African burial grounds all over the nation.
Brooklyn College Anthropology students and Syracuse University students
September and October 2021
FABGC President, Samantha Bernardine, far left, CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, 2nd from left; and Brooklyn College President Michelle J. Anderson, far right, joined college interns at a final resting place for Colonial-Era formerly enslaved Africans. (Photo: Courtesy, CUNY)
Flatbush Mixtape X FABGC members
September 11, 2021
Current Council-Member Rita Joseph at one of our Community Day of Action June 9th, 2021 (Top picture)
Day of Remembrance
August 28th, 2021 (Picture below)
Flatbush Mixtape
Day of our Ancestors Event November 5, 2022
FABGC has partnered with GrowhouseNYC X Kinfolk Tech company, to bring the Brooklyn icons and the figures from the Sankofa walking tour were brought to life in their app.
Adinkra symbols are used as QR codes. Once scanned; historical figures from the tour will appear on your device.
