The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

by | Sep 16, 2023

Numerous people have acknowledged the importance of quiltmaking within the African American experience. Zora Neale Hurston, who closely examined Black vernacular cultural traditions, included references to quilts in her folklore-infused writing. Alice Walker (1973)...

Folklife Education

by | Sep 6, 2023

I work at the Folk Arts-Cultural Treasures Charter School (FACTS) in Philadelphia. New teachers coming to teach at our school are unlikely to have had any courses in folklife education in their preservice training, so we kick off new staff orientation with a day that...

Documentation as Remembrance

by | Sep 15, 2022

  Devastating events of the past few years, from the Covid-19 pandemic to racism, war, and environmental crises, have been universally shared by people around the world, yet individually experienced. Reflecting on responses to these challenges can include...

The Thomas Indian School

by | Sep 14, 2022

       This exhibition, “It’s about community, told by community, and supported by community.” —Hayden Haynes     This photo essay by Hayden Haynes is part of the culmination of a community looking at the effects and aftereffects of one Indian...

Who Gets (to be) Remembered in Life

by | Sep 14, 2022

  I began teaching secondary world history in the United States in the early 2000s after nearly two years of teaching and studying in Wuhan, China. I have no recollection of learning about China/East Asia prior to moving to Wuhan, despite the advantage of being...