Celebrating Home Team
Team Leader Reflection: Ms. Elaine Norwood, a long time Northside Resident, was the life of our Holiday Party. She was chatting everyone up, and even borrowed a guitar to serenade other guests. Seeing her … Continued
Deputy Director’s Report
Students from Della’s Class performing Oral Histories! And the reaction to one of the performances! Robert Revels, one of the original folks involved in our work at the Jackson Center from St. Joseph’s—and the lead singer of “We Shall Not … Continued
May Day: Weaving Communities, Histories, Homes and Lives | Facebook
May Day: Weaving Communities, Histories, Homes and Lives | Facebook Please check out our May Day event this year. Hope everyone can make it out to this big day of community celebration.
Here are a few photographs of the civil rights workshop and tours we hosted today with over 200 students from Smith Middle. Many thanks to community leaders who led the tours, and to the school’s namesakes Mr. and Mrs. Smith … Continued
FYR: The Black Power Mixtape
FYR: The Black Power Mixtape Hey Everyone, Check out these dope films that our FYR students are watching for their February show on: History is Dangerous pt. 2 Directed by Göran Olsson. With Angela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Erykah … Continued
yearningforunity: Fall 1955 (From Left) Leroy Frasier, John Lewis Brandon and Ralph Frasier, the first black undergraduates admitted to the UNC. They were denied access to the swimming pool and only allowed to sit in the end zone seats at football … Continued
Listen to newly discovered 1962 MLK Jr. speech
Listen to newly discovered 1962 MLK Jr. speech Happy Wisdom Wednesday everyone! Check out this newly found MLK speech! Tell us what you think!! ALBANY, N.Y. â The New York State Museum has unearthed a long-lost audio recording of a … Continued
Documentary Initiatives | The Marian Cheek Jackson Center
Documentary Initiatives | The Marian Cheek Jackson Center Happy Wisdom Wednesday y’all. Check out our History is Home documentary !