In February of 2024, the Mississippi John Hurt Museum burned. The fire, believed to have been set intentionally

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!

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.

In this broadcast, Todd Lawrence and I discuss the scholarship and work Of John Wesley Work III and the newly launched Award named in His honor. The AFS African American Folklore Section is proud to issue the first call for submissions for the new John Wesley Work III Award

In this episode, I speak with Deidra R Moore Janvier, Esq. about her new book, From Me to You: The Power of Storytelling and Its Inherent Generational Wealth.

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.

Daryl Davis, a musician, author, and race relations expert was assaulted with flying bottles during the Cub Scout parade in 1968 when he was 10. This was his first experience with racism. He spent years studying and researching to answer the question he had about racial hatred.