February 2018

Erika

Celebrating Black History Month during February, we welcome scholar, artist, and community organizer, Erika Slocumb. Currently, she is doing a research on the Wistariahurst archives, with the purpose of cataloging, document, and uncover the stories of the black community in Holyoke, from the 18th Century to the present. This project is titled Black Holyoke: Uncovering the History of the Black Community in the Paper City.

On this episode, we talk about the project, its importance for our community, the experiences so far, and the invitation to the community to help to build the content of this historical archive, on a collection day scheduled for Saturday, February 24th from 10am to 1 pm at the Wistariahurst Museum, 238 Cabot St. Holyoke, MA. There will be a collection of documents, records, memories, photographs, and oral stories (captured on audio or video).

You can find more information about the Collection Day at the Wistariahurst’s website:

https://wistariahurst.org/events/black-holyoke-uncovered-archival-leads-collection-session/

genuine

Theresa Cooper-Gordon and Damany Gordon are mother and son, and they are the founders of Genuine Culture LLC, an organization committed to educate and connect with the community through Hip-Hop, music, arts, curated events and workshops, in the most genuine way of edutaintment (educational entertainment).

On this session, we talk about the mission and experiences of Genuine Culture LLC on their first year of existence, the upcoming plans, and the invitation to celebrate one year of cultural engagement.

The Genuine Culture LLC 1st anniversary celebration is scheduled for February 10th in Easthampton.

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