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ROOTS RECOVERED!
James E. White, Esq.
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3-Jul-2004
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NEW BOOK SHOWS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND WEST INDIANS HOW TO TRAVEL TO AFRICA FOR FREE OR VERY CHEAPLY AND TRACE THEIR ROOTS TO SPECIFIC AFRICAN TRIBAL GROUPS USING INEXPENSIVE DNA TECHNOLOGY AND TRADITIONAL METHODS

Book provides a concise West African history lesson and explains the inner mechanisms of the black self-concept and how it relates to Africa.

A little book power packed with information.

Trenton, NJ - James E. White, Esq., an African-American attorney and Jean-Gontran Quenum a West African businessman, have written a new book called ROOTS RECOVERED! The How To Guide for Tracing African-American and West Indian Roots Back to Africa and Going There FOR FREE OR ON A SHOESTRING BUDGET. Roots Recovered is a travel guide unlike any other. Not only does it tell you how to fly to Africa for free or very cheaply, it guides the reader on how to trace your roots back to your specific tribal grouping utilizing a combination of traditional genealogy methods, the Internet and DNA technology.

Roots Recovered also contains bullets of information that range from African history, psychology, obtaining passports and visas to very specific country information. However, unlike other African travel books, the purpose of Roots Recovered is to use African travel as a vehicle to open the door for understanding our psychology, history and to develop a positive Black self-concept for future growth. Roots Recovered is the guide for anyone of African descent who wants to travel to Africa.

Roots Recovered can now be purchased directly at the author's website at www.rootsrecovered.com or from major outlets such as amazon.com, Barnes&Noble.com and cushcity.com. It is also available from any bookstore via special order.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
James E. White
James is an African American who obtained his undergraduate degree from Howard University and his law degree from New York Law School.

James met his co-author Jean when Jean hired James for a legal matter.

The two fast became good friends and together they have traveled extensively in West Africa, on and off the beaten path.

Together they have crossed country borders by land and by air, experienced power outages and have stayed in tourist hotels and inexpensive local lodgings.

James was eventually married in Senegal West Africa in a traditional ceremony and his first child was born there.

He is an African art enthusiast and has a penchant and knowledge of African history and culture and frequently travels there.

Jean-Gontran Quenum
Jean-Gontran is an African who is a native of the Republic on Benin and a citizen of France.

He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Benin and his MBA from Portiere University in France.

Jean is a businessman whose dealings in telecommunications, real estate and farming have taken him all over West Africa and other parts of the continent.

He has avidly collected African art and this has taken him to remote areas in search of the best deals.

James first trip to Africa was with Jean-Gontran in which Jean-Gontran showed him the tourist side and the native side of travel and living in Africa.

CONTACT INFORMATION:
James E. White, Esq.
adroitdiver@aol.com
609-638-5383

SENEGAL TOURS
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3-Sep-2005
9:53 PM
African American Tour to Senegal and The Gambia, West Africa






Boston, Massachusetts USA -- (Sep 01, 2005) -- Spector Travel of Boston is offering their annual African American Roots and Culture Tour to Senegal and The Gambia. The program is being offered to those who have an interest in exploring their black heritage.

This seven-day tour includes two nights in Banjul, The Gambia and three nights in Dakar, Senegal. In Senegal the tour group will travel by ferryboat to Goree Island’s infamous slave house and in Dakar they will visit Independence Square, the Presidential Palace, the University of Dakar, the handicraft village of Soumbedioune, the Grande Mosquee and the bustling Sandaga and Kermel markets. travelers will visit Juffureh, a village located in The Gambia that was made famous by Alex Haley’s "Roots". In Banjul participants will go shopping at the Banjul market for woodcarvings, jewelry and African artifacts and they will be stopping at an orphan village, health center and nursery/primary school, so that passengers will be able to donate clothing, medical and school supplies that they have brought from America.


The cost is only $1,599.00 per person double occupancy, plus tax and includes round trip economy airfare New York to Dakar, 5 nights first-class hotel, 5 breakfasts, sightseeing, transfers, hotel tax and service charge. single rate is $1899.00 per person.

Departure date: 19 November – 26 November 2005

For more information contact:
Spector Travel of Boston, Inc.
Africa Tourism Consultants
Established 1989
www.spectortravel.com
africa@spectortravel.com

Phone: (617) 351-0111 OR
1 800 TRY AFRICA ( 800 879-2374 )
Fax: (617) 351-0110

Anonymous
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23-Sep-2005
5:03 AM
I love this book. Aftre you read it all of your fears about african travel should be dispelled. Also, you mind found out that you have been brainwashed about Africa and blackness