Yaya DaCosta Instagram – A couple of days before the turn of the gregorian calendar new year, I visited Black Star Square. I felt the energy of two of my heroes, Marcus Garvey and Kwame Nkrumah. I climbed the arch, waved the flag, walked around the square, and a vision came to me… I imagined holding an event in that vast space, communing and building with descendants of the continent from all over… reigniting the passion of those great leaders. The next day by the pool, I shared this experience with @badassboz and she excitedly told me that the new year’s extravaganza she curated had expanded to include a dinner and a huge new year’s celebration— with performances and fireworks— in the iconic setting of… Black Star Square!! It. Was. EPIC. There were so many synchronicities and instantaneous manifestations on that trip. With everything going on in the world, I am overwhelmed, sometimes to tears, by the gratitude I feel for my privilege. For the luxury of being able to dream, to envision, to travel, and to co-create my own life, as well as the new world, for future generations, inshallah. With clarity of sight and hearts full of intention, we walked straight from the club to the ocean… paid homage to the ancestors that had been forced to traverse those waters, received Yemaya’s blessing, watched the Sun rise, and offered the deepest prayers of our hearts to Spirit. The words in this video are by Alana Fairchild, from “Rumi Oracle: An Invitation Into the Heart of the Divine” Happy 2024!!!!!