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History through My Jewish Grandmother’s Eyes, Music through Her MemoriesBefore my grandmother passed away, I asked her to tell me some of her favorite stories of her childhood.
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Let’s Jam! Frank Hamilton’s Legacy in Folk Music EducationThe Frank Hamilton School in Decatur, Georgia, invites students from all levels of musicianship.
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Designable Futures: Marvin Sin on Economic Development in the Afrikan DiasporaSin embraced the power of culture, and today he is a master leather craftsman and visual artist with experience in arts promotion, entrepreneurship, and economic development.
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A Glimpse Beneath the Clouds: Preserving Arabica Coffee, the Nicaraguan WaySince its mass cultivation in 1850, arabica coffee became Nicaragua’s primary export crop with great varieties carrying unique flavor imprints.
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The Afterlives of Buttons and the Visionary Fashion of Beau McCallToday, artist Beau McCall—dubbed “The Button Man”—has works, including durags and jackets in museum collections around the world.
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From the Powwow to the Comedy Club, Deanna StandingCloud Reclaims Native HistoryStandingCloud’s role as a powwow emcee is just one aspect of a life that intertwines both tradition and modernity.
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Ukrainian Refugee Storytelling: Revealing Cycles of Violence through Living MemoryRefugee storytelling has been proven to forge community connections, provide an outlet for trauma, and increase empathy.
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Painting Like Poetry: The Journey of Calligrapher Bertrand MaoAt age ninety-two, Mao credits his good health to his craft. It keeps him young, he says.
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A Century of Ella Jenkins: Tributes to the First Lady of Children’s MusicTo celebrate Ella Jenkins on her hundredth birthday in August, we asked a group of musicians how Ella has inspired them.
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Japanese Kintsugi and the Art of Repair with Yuko GunjiThe Japanese art of kintsugi embraces an ethos of waste reduction and creative reuse.
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