I spend the first part of the morning talking with Catherine Roberts and Lue Williams on KPFT Pacifica Radio 90.1 FM. We kick off the Open Journal Think Global...
Read more08 Nov, 2012
13 Oct, 2012
making changes…
13 Oct, 2012
Armed with a key to a townhome, I show up at Kenny’s home with collapsible chairs. By the time, Autumn, Pruitt and Kaneem arrive, I’ve already set up the...
Read more11 Oct, 2012
neighborhood realities…
11 Oct, 2012
I’m trying to find a home to host VBB’s next living room art production, but even though I’m talking to a lot of people, no one’s offering his or...
Read more09 Oct, 2012
03 Oct, 2012
a visit with ms. beckham
03 Oct, 2012
Terry works in a house that serves as a storage unit for the church. The building contains painting equipment and other construction supplies. I park my car on Cleveland...
Read more29 Sep, 2012
back to the library…
29 Sep, 2012
Today I head back to the African American Library at the Gregory School to speak to Mike Moore, the Community Liaison. He tells me he’s been working hard to...
Read more28 Sep, 2012
a visit to the yates museum
28 Sep, 2012
My friend Christine arranges a breakfast meeting with Catherine Roberts, who serves on the board of the Rutherford B.H. Yates Museum, that’s close to my friend’s house on Andrews...
Read more16 Sep, 2012
exploring freedmen’s town
16 Sep, 2012
Danielle Smith, a curator at the Houston Public Library System, visits with me at the African American Library at the Gregory School, a library that archives history about Houston’s...
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