It should be clearly noted that slavery and the slave trade as an institution was quite different in Africa from how it was practiced by Europeans in the Americas. Slavery was not new to continental Africa. Before the Portuguese ever set their foot on the shores of West Africa, there were slave markets in the hinterland. Slavery as a system was as old as the human race. It was once upon a time practiced everywhere on earth. It was recorded in the scriptures of the Christians that the Israelite were slaves in Egypt. In ancient Rome, the Gladiators were used as sport and entertainment. The Gladiators were European slaves who were captured during wars but some sold themselves to pay certain debts. The Gladiators comprises of Europeans and very few Blacks.

“The name, history and importance of a Tourist Destination could sell itself, but it takes the Tourist Guide to sell it well”.  Anago James Akeem Osho.   This statement describes the importance of a Tourist Guide in the marketing and promotion of a Tourist Destination. It should be noted that the relationship between a Tourist Guide, Tourist and Tourist Destination should be intimate, educational, emotional and spiritual. The intimacy is the relationship while the spiritual is the passion. The information in this work is basically gathered through my years of experience as a professional Tourist Guide. Anago James Akeem Osho and International students and teachers on tour 

Anago James Akeem Osho at Whydah (Ouidah) Benin Republic, in the forest Home of the Jah family who returned from Guadeloupe in South America                                                                  INTRODUCTION The descendants of both African and European slave traders, slave plantation owners and the people of the world should agree in spirit and truth to appease the spirit of millions of slaves who died during the trans Atlantic slave trade and let us forgive each other in truth. This is the Ideal of the International Slavery Atonement Crusade. We should not be hypocritical about this. We should not be hypocritical about the level of racism in our commun...

YORUBA RELIGION AND LANGUAGE: THE SLAVE CONNECTION TO THE AFRICAN ROOT By Anago James Akeem Osho The Yoruba religions survived condemnation and ban by European Missionaries during the Trans Atlantic Slave trade through individual and group consciousness on the part of the Yoruba slaves. The survival of the Yoruba religion and language in the Americas depend on the value and importance the Yorubas placed on their culture. However, the religion and language of the Yoruba slaves served as a connection between them and their Ancestral root in Africa.

YORUBA AND AFRICAN CULTURAL SURVIVAL AND RESISTANCE IN THE AMERICAS THROUGH BELIEFS By Anago James Akeem Osho The Yoruba Culture has influenced the Culture and Civilization of the Americas and the Caribbean Islands. The Yoruba impact in the Americas proves that Culture is life and Strength. You can call Culture or a peoples way of life ''the Opium''. The African Culture survived in the Americas through the beliefs, resistance, and most importantly the religion of the Black Slaves.

The ball is in the court of African Youths and Africans/Blacks in Diaspora. The time is overdue for the youths to put their destinies into their hands. To put ones destiny into ones hand does not mean you should cause chaos on the streets or go and rob a liquor store or a bank and get killed by security agents. To put your destiny into your hands means to reorganize your life and become responsible. You should become a Visionaire. You should repackage your life and work toward a great and positive dream you have set for yourself. Dream big and have a positive mind set.

The voices of Africa's past Heroes continue to speak to the present but how many of us hear these voices? What are the quest of today's Africans and Africa Diaspora? Of course the desires are numerous and differs from one individual to another. It differs from one country and continent to another. What are the desires of Africa's Ancestors? What's the hope of those whose blood and sweat littered the foot path that lead to the Slave Markets on the Coast from the hinterland? What's the desire of the unfortunate enSlaved people whose dead bodies were eaten by Fishes or ''maybe'' whose bones still lay protected at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The voices of the past is constant, encouraging and gentle. The voices of the past despite all odds remained hopeful. The heirs of these great people, the African people and Africa Diaspora are the hope of the struggle of the past. We should not betray that hope. Africans and Africa Diaspora must be cons...

The re-connection of Africa and Africans in Diaspora is the will of the conscious in this generation and hopefully the generation yet unborn. Look around the Americas and places in Africa, you'll realize that the connection is growing and the bond is becoming adhering. I perceive this to be the desire of our Ancestors and the creator of the circle of life.