{"id":201,"date":"2026-04-26T16:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alg.maurrikone.com\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2026-05-16T03:06:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T03:06:36","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"201\" class=\"elementor elementor-201\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7beb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af7beb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faacce1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faacce1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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e-child\" data-id=\"3b485b7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39e56aa elementor-position-inline-start elementor-view-default elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"39e56aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" viewBox=\"0 0 150 150\" fill=\"none\"><rect width=\"150\" height=\"150\" rx=\"20\" fill=\"#786551\"><\/rect><g clip-path=\"url(#clip0_345_89)\"><path d=\"M132.571 70.4879L77.0887 26.5369C75.9189 25.5342 74.0806 25.5342 72.9108 26.5369L17.429 70.4879C16.2592 71.3235 15.9249 72.8275 16.4263 74.1644C16.9276 75.5014 18.0974 76.3369 19.6015 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experiences.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11138ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11138ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ee518 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33ee518\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1951\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Asante.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-298\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Asante.png 1951w, https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Asante-293x300.png 293w, 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data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27249b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27249b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6339046 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6339046\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"nova-klasse  point-class\">Vision<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e13a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e13a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"intel-one-reg\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">We envision a world where African languages thrive across generations, keeping culture alive and connecting people across the global African community.<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b047cb4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b047cb4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9fa030 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f9fa030\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1650\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/speak-your-roots.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-306\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/speak-your-roots.png 1650w, 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a44b9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8a44b9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa579ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fa579ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfdacf3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfdacf3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca21df elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cca21df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"nova-klasse  point-class\">What Shaped the Languages of Africa and the Diaspora?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6160452 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6160452\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"intel-one-reg\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">African and diaspora languages were shaped by resilience, trade, and creativity across history. They carry the stories, identities, and traditions of people from Ethiopia, Yorubaland, and the Swahili coast, extending across the Atlantic. <\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee2aa4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"eee2aa4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/what-shaped-the-languages-of-africa-and-the-diaspora\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\"><span class=\"intel-one-med\">Read More<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8c625 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd8c625\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c17eeb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c17eeb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e4df02 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9e4df02\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d771d97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d771d97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"nova-klasse  point-class\">Who We Serve<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7560a6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7560a6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26a024c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"26a024c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"356\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/shespeaksafrica.com\/afrolanguagegrove\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Target.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-315\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us Here, learning is a journey back to our roots. Welcome to Afro Language Grove \u2014 a soulful and culture-rich movement dedicated to reclaiming and reimagining our connection to the world\u2019s most vibrant languages and cultures. 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