AtChristiansburg Institute, Inc.we affirm that history, storytelling, and culturetranscends the books we read, the classes we take or the museums that we visit;we’re committed to curating innovative ways of kn
Often, reviewing the hatred and violence suffered by African American ancestors, are tough matters to endure and often neglected in history books. Yet, the examples of persevering despite the sad circumstances, can spur on genealogy and ancestry researchers to compare and contrast the past with toda...
I prefer to wear a good pair fashion sneakers that I can dress up a bit with a cute dress in the evening. I like theReef Cushion shoessince it has anatomical arch support and a cushioned foot bed that keeps me comfortable, even though I suffer from plantar fasciitis. The tread is also...
WASHINGTON, DC.-The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture unveiled “In Slavery’s Wake: Making Black Freedom in the World”—its first international touring exhibition—Dec. 13. Through powerful forms of artistic expressions, such as quilting, ...
The article, called Bessie Stringfield: A Tribute to a Life-Long Harley Girl, was published as a feature with photos in an international biker magazine (American Iron, May 1993). My story of Bessie was so beloved by readers that, at the request of other media and museums, it had ...
With a wine-producing history going back 363 years, it can hardly be considered new, but its course over those years has been hindered and hampered by various political instabilities, inequalities and infighting. Related stories: The Final Insult for South African Wine South Africa Struggles for ...
DB: What’s most important to me as an African American archivist/Archivist of African American materials is to use the past to inform the present that Black history has always been filled with a gradient of experiences, emotions, activism, and suffering. Because African American history is taug...
Davidson, James M., Jerome C. Rose, Myron Gutmann, Michael Haines, Cindy Condon, and Keith Condon 2002 The Quality of African-American Life in the Old Southwest near the Turn of the 20th Century. InThe Backbone of History: Health and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphere, Richard Steckel and...
African ethnology and the history of African art, but who have no sense of Antiquities and who endorse these fakes. There are fakes in some widely reputed books. One day maybe they'll end up in museums, all the more so because they have certificates signed by these so-called "experts....
I want this blog to be about the triumphs and achievements that comprised Black baseball history, the joys and celebrations, the camaraderie and the contributions to American history as a whole. As such, I’ll conclude with not so much a lamentation of the dire situation in which the United...