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…
Kansas City, Missouri is more than BBQ!
By Erin Jones Kansas City, Missouri is in the middle of the United States and considered a “flyover…