{"id":22003,"date":"2020-01-22T07:39:32","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T07:39:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gullahleone.org\/?p=22003"},"modified":"2020-01-22T07:39:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T07:39:32","slug":"sierra-leone-african-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gullahleone.org\/?p=22003","title":{"rendered":"The Strong Connection Between Black America and Sierra Leone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More great footage of Sierra Leone by our brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dynastamir.com\/\">Dynast Amir<\/a>. In this video he, Chief Foday, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and others discuss the history of Sierra Leone and the special bond the country has with African Americans.<\/p>\n<p>Many Roots, One Fambul!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Strong Connection Between Black America and Sierra Leone w\/ Chief Foday and Mayor Aki-Sawyer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ybga9Xl4AZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More great footage of Sierra Leone by our brother Dynast Amir. In this video he, Chief Foday, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr and others discuss the history of Sierra Leone and the special bond the country has with African Americans. 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