Krio Descendants Union
North Carolina
In March of 2009, my Wife, myself, and some friends and family members (Mr.& Mrs. Femi and Modu Thompson, Mr. &Mrs. Ayodele and Daphne Tom-Johnson ) engaged in a conversation about the social disconnect of the Creoles in the Triad, and in general.
The observation was that we only meet at Weddings and Funerals and as such there was a need for creating an organization to help promote and preserve the Creole Culture and Heritage. All Six of us decided to go on a campaign to sell our ideas and recruit members. We were able to recruit about Twenty-Five members on our first go around in the Triad Area.
Our very first meeting was held at my Home on Easter Sunday, April 2009, at which, we had about Thirty people in attendance. It was agreed to name the group the “KRIO DESCENDANTS’ ASSOCIATION IN THE TRIAD” (Greensboro, High Point, and Winston Salem). The following were the original members:
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Brown, Hillary
Coker, Augusta
Coker, Victoria
Hairston, Omoh
King, Blanche
Macfoy, Ayodele
Mac-Thompson, Lloyd
Tom-Johnson, Daphne
Zac-Williams, Arnold
Bodkin, Angela
Coker, Rosalind
Davies, Onike
Johnson, Elnathan
King, Dora
Mac-Thompson, Bumi
Sesay, Mamusu
Thompson, Modu
Brown-Mark, Edward
Coker, Rodney
Davies, Morehnikeh
Johnson, Derek
King, Donald
Mac-Thompson, Eustace
Sesay, Alfred
Thompson, Femi
Coker, Adebie
Coker, Theophilus
Egharba, Christiana
Johnson, Olive
King, Ronald
Tom-Johnson, Ayodele
Olukemi, Williams
At this meeting, the following were elected as executive members of the Association:
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President: Elnathan Johnson
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Vice-President: Femi Thompson
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Secretary: Blanche King
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Asst-Secretary: Morehnikeh Davis
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Treasurer: Rodney Coker
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Asst-Treasurer: Omoh Hairston
In 2010, the Charlotte, Raleigh, and Durham areas were added to the organization, and the name was changed to the KRIO DESCENDANTS’ ASSOCIATION IN North Carolina. In 2011, the group was invited to join the Krio Descendants’ Union (KDU) GLOBAL, and the group became the KDU-NC.
