Jemimah Noonoo

Jemimah’s story:
The Cost of a Proper Homegoing: An Akan Perspective

Many black American families refer to funerals as “homegoings.”  The belief is that a deceased person has gone on to his or her heavenly home. “Homegoings” take on a literal meaning for Ghanaians and others in Sub-Saharan Africa where elaborate burial rites affirm the continent's most powerful traditions. Ear to the Ground's Jemimah Noonoo reports on what a homegoing implies for Ghanaians living in Chicago.

	Jemimah Noonoo working with Jay Field.

Jemimah Noonoo is a native of Ghana, West Africa . A recent graduate of Univerity of Illinois at Chicago, she plans to pursue graduate studies in journalism. As an undergraduate, Jemimah worked in both print and television news media. A rookie to radio, she wants to help tell stories of people at their best and worst, narratives that speak of human hopes, curiosities, and struggles. Jemimah trusts that Ear to The Ground will provide her the invaluable opportunity to tell such stories and further develop as a more informed journalist.

Jemimah’s mentor is Chicago Public Radio news correspondent Jay Field.