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Washington, DC - October 10, 2023** - The Ghana Tourism Authority and the Beyond the Return Secretariat join in expressing deep condolences on the passing of Mr. Hughes Van Ellis,…
Viola Fletcher and Hughes Van Ellis granted Ghanaian citizenship. (Photos: Ghana Tourism Authority/Beyond the Return) History was made yesterday as Viola Fletcher, 108 and her brother Hughes Van Ellis, 102,…
It's was a whirlwind week for two survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, Viola Fletcher, 107 and Hughes Van Ellis (Uncle Redd), 100. Their visit to Ghana from August…
With tears in their eyes, Viola Fletcher, age 107 and Hughes Van Ellis, aka Uncle Redd, age 100, were finding it hard to say goodbye to Ghana. After a week-long…
For people of African descent whose families were displaced by the tragedy of the trans-Atlantic Slave trade, a trip to the African continent is more than a vacation. It’s a…