Lost In The Sauce

ken saw barbie punch the douchebag and was like “LET’S MAKE THIS A PARTY” and joined in on the smackdown

alternatively, the guy’s friends tried to jump in and ken wasn’t having ANY of that

ken saw barbie getting shoved into a big car with bright lights on the top and was like “OH BOY! can i come too?? 😊😊” and just kind of tagged along

alternatively, he realized what was going on and was like “EXCUSE ME OFFICER i too have committed A Crime so please show me to The Jail with my beautiful girlfriend” so they wouldn’t be separated

ken got in trouble for trying to help barbie escape but in his defense no one TOLD him resisting arrest is a crime because no one told him what being arrested or crime is

ken didn’t know who these men showing up to take his girlfriend away were, but he could see she was very upset and excuse?? you cannot take barbie away from ken without her permission??? so long story short, ken punched a cop

You know, every time I draw something stupid, I think to myself "surely I can't top this!" And then somehow I draw something even dumber

In addition to finding out where in Africa her ancestors were abducted into slavery, Mary Moran discovered the meaning of the Mende song: a processional hymn for the final farewell to the spirit, it was sung in Senehun Ngola by women as they prepared the body of a loved one for burial.

The article “How the Memory of a Song Reunited Two Women Separated by the Trans-Atlantic Space Trade” by Joshua Kagavi, was published in 2024 in Smithsonian Magazine.

It includes a YouTube video of Wilson Moran, the son of Mary Moran, recounting the oral history of his family from the mid-1700s up to the recording in 2013, and includes clips of Mary Moran singing the song. Wilson also recounts their family’s history on the land in Harris Neck, GA, that was illegally seized under imminent domain in 1942. You can learn more about that in the documentary The Taking of Harris Neck: 80 years of injustice for a Gullah community, directed by Kevin Mannens; in the documentary Descended: The Fight for Harris Neck, directed by Luke Humphlet and Moss Chastain; in episode 6, “Justice,” of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story on Hulu; in the book Justice Delayed, Justice Denied: The Tragic Story of Harris Neck, Georgia, by Harry F. Burroughs, III and David M. Kelly; and on the website for the Harris Neck Land Trust.

The reunion in Sierra Leone was filmed in a documentary called Family Across the Sea, released in 1990, produced by South Carolina ETV and directed by Tim Carrier. You can watch it free on Folkstreams. There is also a free 17-page teachers guide that was developed by South Carolina Education Television in 2003, entitled Family Across the Sea—Teacher’s Guide, which is available to download from the State Library of South Carolina, and includes a bibliography, essays, photographs, questions, assignments, special project topics, and field trip suggestions.

In 1998, a documentary called The Language You Cry In, directed and produced by Alvaro Toepke and Angel Serrano, was released. It’s available for free on Kanopy if you have a library card from a participating library, or are a student or professor at a participating college. It’s also available to rent on Vimeo for $2.99.

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