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...

My superhero of an 83 year old Dad is presently recovering from back surgery in a rehab facility. In this episode we talk about how he wound up here and what his goals for healing are. * LISTEN HERE: * The Memoir My Dad Wouldn’t Write is a radically honest conversation between a daughter and […]...

The latest youtube video gives you a taste of the educational presentations that my prime collaborator, Dail Chambers offers. This was my second time co-teaching with Dail whose non profit YEYO ARTS offers arts and social justice education. Thanks to the KIRKWOOD PUBLIC LIBRARY for partnering wit...

The latest youtube video follows me all the way to Dar es Salaam, a city of millions in the East African country of Tanzania. While there I stayed at XODUS HOUSE, a boutique hotel created by a Black woman!  Watch my journey (And find out how to book your stay!) here: #airbnb #retreat #blackart #t...

The latest youtube video highlights one of my prime collaborators, artist Dail Chambers, and her gift for organic gardening. Dail and I already partner on Fannie Lou Hamer House, our artist retreat space. Soon we’ll be offering a gardening experience you can sign up for! Watch the video below: Wo...

In the words of the great American poet Gwendolyn Brooks: “We are each other’s business; we are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s magnitude and bond. In this episode my dad details some of the many jobs he had and how he moved from laborer to academic. He also shares how his income was […...

In 1966, SIUE officially began an East St. Louis special program named “Experiment in Higher Education” (EHE). This program was established through federal funding and provided financial support to disadvantaged students for their first two years of college. This was my dad’s first teaching j...