Poetic Obituaries: "We are one family,"

she [Mary Carter Smith] often told her audiences, "and a family has a good time when we come together."

Called a folklorist, entertainer and the Mother Griot, the former Baltimore schoolteacher and librarian became nationally known as she helped popularize traditional African stories, dress and songs to American audiences and students after visiting Ghana nearly 40 years ago.

from The Baltimore Sun: Griot brought African tales to Americans

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