A Day at Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music
By Tomeka Allgood Whether you are a Nashville resident, visiting, or on vacation, the National Museum of African…
Dignity and Determination: Rosa Parks, the “First Lady” of Civil Rights
By Noreen Kompanik Sometimes a single act of defiance can be the catalyst for momentous change. Especially when…
Angels and Demons: Birmingham’s Poignant Tale in the Battle for Civil Rights
By Noreen Kompanik It was a Sunday morning on September 15, 1963. Four lovely African-American girls were happily tying the sashes of their choir robes in the basement lounge in Birmingham, Alabama’s 16th Street Baptist…
A Piece of My Soul: Cultural Legacy in Quilts Made by the Black Men and Women of Arkansas
By Theresa St. John “It seems I may be standing alone, like St.John in the wilderness, exhorting the…
The Little Rock Nine: Profiles in Courage
By Noreen Kompanik We stood in the main hallway entrance of Little Rock Central High School. As the…