Abandonment and Dismemberment: “Something Torn and New”

This is my fifth week at Howard University. I am truly starting to get in the move of things. In freshman seminar this week the topic was Abandonment and Dismemberment: “Something Torn and New”.  This week in freshman seminar I really had no idea how the discussion would go. The discussion actually was good it went over the history of black people. It showed how some of the African culture was retained in African American culture. This lecture really talked about the African American culture and how we as a people are still so close to African roots.  Dr. Beatty showed how are African roots was not Dismembered just changed over the years. Another key part of this lecture was understanding that we as students must be the ones that define our culture. Rather than have someone else depict our history. The freshman seminar class will be going to New York African Burial Ground which I am super excited about seeing. I enjoyed the lecture again this week. All of the lectures or beginning to tie in with each other. So now I am wondering how this upcoming Monday lecture is going to be.