OUR MISSION
FullCircle brings together the African diasporas by boosting purpose and belonging through digital tools
WE VALUE
integrity
of memory, data, and identity
trust
rooted in community-centered relationships
Stewardship
of resources, future generations, & technology
Explore the
Storybank
An community-generated map to see where our community is from and significant places that shape our story
Discover
KinFinity
A digital platform created for Black families to plan and preserve meaningful family reunions
From the people who make this community what it is
FullCircle is for people who want to know more about themselves and people like them.
Kathryn Smith
FullCircle Wisdom Circle
It’s not just about telling the story of the past, it’s also about telling the future and telling our present
Andrea Pratt-Smith
FullCircle Wisdom Circle
The annual Festival of the Diaspora showcases diasporic excellence among entrepreneurs and cultural actors. FullCircle’s mission is closely aligned with the connections we foster at and between every Festival we hold.
Cordell Carter II, Esq
Founder, Festival of the Diaspora
My professional work centers on managing risk and reward. FullCircle focuses on the personal side of bringing together friends and family. The human interactions coming out of FullCircle steer away from risk.
Stewart Hubbard
FullCircle Board Member and Founder & President – AMH Group
I live in Atlanta, GA, a hub for African-Americans past, present, and future. As a FullCircle board member, I am able to further express my passion for strengthening my ties to the global Black Diaspora. I am enthused to further FullCircle’s mission by leveraging my expertise and communal relationships.
Candace Randolph
FullCircle Board Member and VP-Integrated Production, EBONY Media
Frequently Asked Questions
How can I get involved?
Please donate to support our work or contact us directly with ideas, questions and feedback through our interest form!
How do you define the various African Diasporas?
The world has seen many migrations over history, forced and voluntary. Descendants of enslaved Africans are one diaspora, spread mostly throughout the Caribbean and the Americas (including the USA). Other African diasporas include more recent, voluntary migrants and their offspring, who live all around the world.
How are FullCircle and KinFinity connected?
FullCircle, a 501 (c) 3 created in 2021, aims to digitally connect the global African diasporas, both culturally and as markets for goods and services. As a first step, we are creating a for-profit social benefit entity, FamilyCircle, to offer an app to be used by African-American families as they plan and document their family reunions. We seek donors for FullCircle and investors for FamilyCircle.
What was the inspiration?
As she wrote a bilingual blog about Rio de Janeiro’s urban issues, Julia Michaels became aware of the city’s African past. Rio received about 2 million of the 5 million enslaved Africans taken to Brazil. Thus it is the most important port in diaspora history (the future USA received 400,000 enslaved Africans, total). When Julia suggested a larger venue to a Rio museum founder, that founder made a bigger suggestion: connecting all the places in the world involved in enslaving and trafficking Africans, from the 15th to the 19th century.
In 2020, Julia mentioned this stirring idea to her old friend and Atlanta resident Mike Wittenstein, lamenting the impossibility of making it real during the pandemic. “Why not do this digitally?” asked Mike. Thus FullCircle was born and the two friends, who had studied Portuguese together in Rio de Janeiro in 1978, became co-founders. Karen Routt joined the team in 2022 and became Executive Director.
Who has FullCircle previously worked with?
FullCircle has co-hosted webinars with Brazil’s Museum of the Republic and exhibitions with Roots101. Click here to learn more about our past events.
Where is FullCircle based?
FullCircle is based in the USA. It intends to operate internationally, as the digital platform comes into existence.
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