EASTER 1946
She studies a photo. In Sunday-best, the family layered up the front steps, eyes unseeing. Her son encased shoulder to foot in his Daddy’s army jacket.
Out of Thin Air
One of the last two steamships fitted with sails, huge spread of canvas, three steel masts to court the wind, she delivered my father’s family to the new world, from the cargo hold called ‘Tw…
Fanny Mendelssohn – The Year
Fanny Mendelssohn (1799 – 1847) began composing Jahr in August of 1841 as a twelve-part piano suite based on the months of the year. In 1846 she wrote to her brother Felix Mendelssohn to inform him…
The Historic Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School
History Overview – Long Ridge Community, Mars Hill, NC
The Vision of Dr. Booker T. Washington & Mr. Julius Rosenwald
Julia Alvarez – Contemporary Author
Julia Alvarez was born in New York City on March 17, 1950, the second of four daughters. Three months later, her parents returned to their native Dominican Republic after a self-imposed exile from G…
Louise Erdrich, Native American Author
Postmodern Champion of Her Indigenous American Heritage
Updated November 26, 2019
The MASS model of community-focused architecture
A project in Rwanda convinced a group of Harvard-trained architects to rethink their building methods, material and labor sources, and the end-use of their buildings.
THE SOUND OF BLACKNESS
We perform and proclaim the music, culture and history of African Americans to audiences all over the World.
CLARISSA SLIGH Transforming Hate: An Artist’s Book
photo-text images, artists’ books and installations.
Excerpt from the foreword: I am a black woman. I am an artist. For many years I have been creating work to bring issues of social justice into…
RIVER GUERGUERIAN Multi-Percussionist, Composer, Recording Artist, Educator
River Guerguerian has been inspiring audiences with his ecstatic and versatile percussion for over 30 years. Whether collaborating with world-class artists, supporting symphonies or creating hi…
Honey Has Numerous Health Benefits for Bees
From pesticide detox to increased longevity, the pros of the sweet stuff go well beyond simply nourishing the hardworking insects in the hive
Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom
Wesley Wofford Sculpture Studio
The sculpture is currently on tour, and in downtown Sylva, North Carolina
Emmy and Academy Award winning sculptor Wesley Wofford works from his private studio i…