Thousands of Ghanaian women young and old, known as "fiashidi's" (wife of the lord) spend their lives serving in shrines dedicated to the lord Tro to atone for the past crimes of their family and society. In certain parts of India, widowed Hindus are sometimes cast off from society to the city of Vrindavan where they spend the rest of their lives dedicated to the lord Krishna. (Previously on Simplistic here.)

Quotable

“After all, I have the blood of Africa within me, and my family’s own story encompasses both the tragedies and triumphs of the larger African story. Some of you know my grandfather was a cook for the British in Kenya, and though he was a respected elder in his village, his employers called him boy for much of his life.”

--- President Obama in Cape Coast, Ghana on July 11, 2009