AFRO-INDIGENOUS FOLKLORE
Myths, Legends, and the Wisdom of Ancestors
The African American Folklorist for the Month of June: Dr. Elisha Oliver
Each month, The African American Folklorist honors a Black scholar whose life’s work is immersed in the deep study and preservation of African American folkways, knowledge systems, and community truth-telling. For June, we recognize Dr. Elisha Oliver, a biocultural anthropologist, visual ethnographer, and Executive Director of Texas Folklife, as our African American Folklorist of the Month.
Kodak’s Hidden History: Frankie Taylor Jones and the Black Appalachian Coal Camp Experience
We looked forward to sailing paper-made boats down the creek, swinging across the creek on an old tire suspended from a rope tied to a branch far up in a tree, playing on the coal train cars, even when we knew better! It was always a treat to visit Uncle Ralph, Aunt Frankie and our cousins there in the coal camp.
Cultural Conservation - The Attack on Blues Legacy and Land
In February of 2024, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum burned. The fire, believed to have been set intentionally
You Have A Home!
We no longer need to rely on any other platform to share, publish, or even interrogate our narratives.
After a long-time supporter contacted me and shared how we are significant in disseminating and distributing the Blues People story, I felt it necessary to put the call out!
Notable Folklorists of Color - The AFS African American Folklore Section
In this episode, Todd Lawrence, Maria Lewis, and Lamont Pearley will host a live stream event offered by the AFS African American Folklore Section, the African American Folklorist and Jack Dappa Blues featuring Notable Folklorists of Color creators and curators, Phyllis May-Machunda, Sojin Kim, and Olivia Cadaval.
Black Southern Food Tradition
Dinner has always been a festive event in both sides of my family for generations. There are times during the week, as I grew up, where dinner wasn’t filled with the laughter and banter of many relatives. However, on any given Friday through Sunday, it is very likely that all the family would come together to eat what is now called “Soul or Southern Food,” laugh, joke and catchup with one another.
