Remembering the Help, Celebrating their Service Exhibit
Lake Charles, Louisiana is home to the Black Heritage Festival of Louisiana. It began in 1987 when Mrs. Cynthia May and Mrs. Virginia C. Riley combined a play written by…
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Toni Morrison “A Bench By The Road” at South-View Cemetery
There is no place you or I can go, to think about or not think about, to summon the presence of, or recollect the absences of slaves; nothing that reminds…
The Roots of Rap on Display at Auburn Avenue Research Library
“The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip-Hop” written by Carter G. Woodson Book Award, NAACP Image Award, and Notable Social Studies Trade Books for…
Veteran George Wilder: South-View Cemetery and Auburn Avenue Research Library
George Wilder. A Union Army veteran that fought in the Civil War. He was 70 years old when he was killed in the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. According to a…
Elegba Folklore Society: A Legacy of Community Building
The visit to the Elegba Folklore Society (EFS) was a heart-opening experience not to be forgotten. After a warm greeting from EFS Founder, Omilade Janine Bell, the Visit Black History…
Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum Re-Opens with “Right to the City” Exhibit
By: Geronimo Collins The Anacostia Community Museum, located in Southeast Washington and one mile from Frederick Douglass’s home, hosted its grand reopening celebration on Saturday, October 12th after a seven-month-long,…
MLB legend, Darryl Strawberry at Yogi Berra Museum
Thursday October 17, 2019. Little Falls, New Jersey. Major League Baseball legend Darryl Strawberry will appear in conversation with Ira Berkow at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center. Strawberry…
Full Story Soon: Elegba Folklore Society
Recorded in Richmond, Virginia at The Elegba Folklore Society. Written and interviewed by Ali’a Brooke Edwards @rev.alia. When asked “can you tell me how you got started in the transformational arts-…