My 83 year old Dad is a Black Arts Movement poet. The Black Arts Movement was the artistic component of the Black Power Movement. Black Studies was the academic response to the Black Power Movement. In this episode, we finish our discussion of how he came to be an architect of Black Studies in U....

View the replay of this dynamic conversation here! Join artists who have been residents at Fannie Lou Hamer House for “Front Porch Talk: A Conversation Between Black Women Artists” on Tuesday, December 7 from 7p.m. to 8 p.m. CST on Zoom.Conversations will be facilitated by Co-hosts Dr. Treasure...

(In honor of Councilwoman Hazel Erby and Dr. Molly Metzger)  Give a woman a fish and she’ll fry it. Give a man a pole and he’ll swing it. There is the difference; That’s the rub– We feel compelled to make it work for everyone and they don’t. They say women are collaborative and men are [...

As we head into a season of thankfulness, I wanted to acknowledge those to whom I am thankful ! ~ * Enjoy this video poem as my gift to you. WATCH HERE: #airbnb #retreat #blackart #tanzania ~Tap in to this GORGEOUS HOLIDAY SWAG, including tees, stickers, masks, and fanny packs ALL featuring co-ho...

My 83 year old Dad is a Black Arts Movement poet. The Black Arts Movement was the artistic component of the Black Power Movement. Black Studies was the academic response to the Black Power Movement. In this episode, my Dad discusses how he came to be an architect of Black Studies in U.S. universi...

New Podcast! “How A Poet Heals At 83”. My superhero of an 83 year old Dad is out of rehab and back home! In this episode we talk about what healing looks like now. * LISTEN HERE:  * The Memoir My Dad Wouldn’t Write is a radically honest conversation between a daughter and her dad. […]...

My 14 year old daughter has been learning to sew from local Arts Organization, SOWING 2 SEW, headed by Johnnie Readus Hodges ! ~ * A community-based program created by North End MB Church. Their mission is to use sewing as a conduit to ensure that participants learn skills and techniques while en...

Fannie Lou Hamer House, a socially just, urban oasis that is conveniently located in close vicinity to East Saint Louis & Saint Louis , is excited to announce the recipients of its 2021–22 Artist Residency Awards, including Dionne Ferguson and Jackie Masei. Since its founding, artist residencie...

Follow me all the way to Dar es Salaam, a city of millions in the East African country of Tanzania. While there I visited and presented at UNITE, an AWESOME NGO (non-profit) serving the community! WATCH HERE: Follow #hbcu #gettheacceptanceletter #scholarships #Tanzania Support UNITE here: https:/...

The namesake of Fannie Lou Hamer House was a civil rights activist who used her singing and knowledge of spirituals and freedom songs toward the liberation of Black people. As co-hosts and artists ourselves, we — Dr. Treasure shields Redmond and Dail Chamber —  seek to provide refuge for fellow c...