Category: Washington DC
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Nannie Helen Burroughs, Trailblazing Black Teacher And Labor Organizer
Reprinting this article about an amazing woman. Author: Danielle Phillips-Cunningham During Jim Crow, she forged career paths for Black girls. DANIELLE PHILLIPS-CUNNINGHAM – AUGUST 31, 2022 Editors’ note: This archival post, which we are highlighting in honor of Black history month, was originally published on Aug. 31, 2022, during a spate of…
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MICHELLE OBAMA’S NOD TO GEES BEND QUILTS
The colorful pattern speaks to the uniquely Obama-esque blend of patriotism and activism, tradition and modernity. Quilting is the essence of Americana; specifically, the pattern evokes the strikingly modernist quilts created by the isolated African-American community of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, beginning in the late nineteenth century. Created from recycled…
