tumblr_me423bpXeG1rrdbc9o1 Time for the Monday Music Segment: This song, Don’t Put Off Today for Tomorrow, was performed by the male chorus of St. Joseph CME Church in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Reflection
I’ve spent quite a bit of this semester working on the interview archive, a collection of all interviews and audio clips that the Jackson Center has accumulated. After working on it for so long, I now understand why it has … Continued
tumblr_mdhs7mjp941rrdbc9o1 This is an excerpt from an oral history interview with Elaine Norwood. I met her at the Banquet at Hargraves Community Center during the Civil Rights Weekend. She really enjoyed the spoken word pieces performed by some Sacrificial Poets … Continued
Reverend Albert Williams is the minister at Staunton Memorial CME Church in Pittsboro. He is a lifetime resident of the area and was the first African American firefighter in Chapel Hill. Williams is a native son of St. Joseph CME. … Continued
Ethnopoetic Transcription from Reverend Harrison’s MLK service, Jan 19. 2009
There’s a struggle going on [“Thank you Jesus”] yet dreams never die. It is in the midst of struggle that dreams become a reality It’s in the midst of struggle that dreams take on new meaning and provide new hope … Continued
Reflections: Civil Rights Weekend
This past weekend, The Jackson Center was busy helping facilitate the Civil Rights Weekend. Saturday morning, I helped set up Hargraves Community Center for the banquet later that evening. The tables were coordinated with yellow, orange, red, and brown tablecloths … Continued
Reflection: Civil Rights Weekend
This weekend I was able to attend a few of the Civil Rights Weekend events, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The panel of student activists that took place in the Campus Y last Friday was really interesting. Each panelist shared … Continued
This week for my music and arts post, I decided to visit Heavenly Groceries and ask some of my favorite volunteers, Hollywood and Miss Lillian, about some of their favorite songs from their childhood. The first person I asked was … Continued