Posts By: Alonzo Felder

In a recent Facebook post I quoted Roh Moo-hyun who said  “Let us make future generations remember us as proud ancestors just as, today, we remember our forefathers.” This is just another way to say: Watch your life and doctrine closely. Folks ARE watching and they will keep watching, even when you are gone.

Our ancestors lived hard and deliberate lives, looking forward to a day when we would validate their existence. A world where we will prove that it was all worth while. The indignities and disgrace and injustice could be seen as the cost for a proud people. We must live and help our children to live in a way… Continue reading →

Alonzo’s Guide for African American Research Why? Because your research can hit a wall at the 1870 census! Research into the past lives of African Americans can present challenges due to the institution of slavery. Because slavery classified people of African ancestry as property and livestock instead of as people, census records can be spotty… Continue reading →

On December 25, 1973, our family lost a mother, grandmother, sister, aunt when Cora Allen Black Warren passed away. Today marks the 42nd anniversary of the death of my Aunt Cora.  She was born January 3, 1886.   In March of 1913 she married Henry Charley Warren. And the two of them had 5 children, Wilbert,… Continue reading →

The Board of My Roots Foundation share their stories.