A new mobile museum helps visitors understand the deep history of the country’s first incorporated African American town, its faith born of resilience, and, most important, its hopes for the future.
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The Artist Painting Portraits of Greatness in Greenville
Richard D. Wilson Jr. creates glimpses of the past to help children see better futures for themselves.
Lifted Voices
An anthology celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Carolina African American Writers’ Collective shines a spotlight on Black writers.
No Mountain High Enough
If a walk in the woods meant peaceful meditation for 19th-century naturalists like Henry David Thoreau, it signaled danger for African-Americans. An outdoorsman is changing that narrative by leading Charlotte's Outdoor Afro hiking club on journeys to reclaim natural spaces.
