I have an article about my family's deep Kentucky & Chicago roots in this week's edition of Chicago's Austin Weekly News. Please check it out when you can!
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October 05, 2010
Reading Vintage Kentucky - Seedtime on the Cumberland
I've been spending a lot of time recently researching my family's history. A few years ago I learned that both sides of my family have Kentucky roots so I've been surrounding myself with all things related to the Bluegrass State. Most recently I started reading a 1960 first edition of Seedtime on the Cumberland by Harriette Simpson Arnow. Much of the book details pioneer life in addition to the native plants and wildlife of the Cumberland River Basin. The area is not far from where many of my ancestors lived so I'm getting quite an education on how they might have lived, ate, and survived.
Photographs From Passage Project
- THE PASSAGE PROJECT is a book and documentary theater piece combining text, video, and music; a meditation on the diverse voices that exist within Africa and the diaspora. These stories reveal how geographic location, culture, socioeconomic status and language directly shape identity. Ultimately, THE PASSAGE PROJECT serves as an exploration into human nature that people of all cultures can relate to by transcending traditional ideas of race and identity. The photographs help put the stories into context by illustrating each storyteller’s experience. (All photographs by Trina Michelle Robinson)
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