Mary Elliott
@Mne7829
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Joined August 2015
There’s “Soul Food is bad” discourse going around the feed today, and I wonder if the folks saying that have some generational distance from the South and don’t know what soul food is, because I never ate so many fresh vegetables and good cuts of meat as when I lived in Georgia.
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"Ringgold named the series Coming to Jones Road aftr moving from Harlem NY to Jones Road NJ in 1992, where she faced racial hostility from her new neighbors..Determined..to stay, Ringgold trained her artistic practice on healing her relationship w/ place"
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"Summer of Soul" wins a Grammy for music film! Questlove explains how he resurfaced the forgotten "Black Woodstock." https://t.co/ZF38XjUx04
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Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson on how sifting through 40 hours of archival footage of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival led to his directorial debut, ‘Summer of Soul.”
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As director of education and then assistant director, Zora was an example of the power of the Smithsonian’s mission. She made sure that the children of Anacostia—and the entire district—had an education that mattered and enriched their lives. This portrait is in @SmithsonianACM.
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Clotilda: The Last American Slave Ship tells the story of the most intact slave shipwreck found to date and the only one for which we know the full story of the voyage, the passengers, and their descendants. Watch #Clotilda Monday Feb 7 at 10/9c on National Geographic.
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Now to present the U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award: Creative Vision is Peter Nicks
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On behalf of the entire #1619Project team, we are so honored.
Congratulations to @nhannahjones for her NAACP Image Award nomination for OUTSTANDING LITERARY WORK - NONFICTION for her book The 1619 Project. Hannah-Jones was our most recent host for our Legacy Awards this past fall. #NAACP #NAACPImageAwards #1619project
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Be sure to register for the upcoming Smithsonian symposium on Afrofuturism. The thoughtful and thought provoking program includes a dynamic lineup of participants. Don't miss out on this online event, register today! https://t.co/BIIcLXyPmU
airandspace.si.edu
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Explore #MenOfChange online and in D.C.'s Deanwood neighborhood. Follow #SmithsonianBHM today for more tweets related to the #BHM theme Uplifting the Black Family. https://t.co/EVtJcjTjpl
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This photo of author, poet, and playwright James Baldwin with his youngest sister Paula makes me smile. Learn more about how Baldwin cared for his eight siblings.
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In "Joe Turner's Come and Gone," set in 1911, many of playwright Wilson's characters long for family bonds damaged by slavery and its aftermath. This costume drawing for the character Seth Holly, a boardinghouse owner, is in our @NMAAHC.
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This portrait of playwright August Wilson is in the collection of our @smithsoniannpg. In 10 plays, one in each decade of the 20th century, Wilson explored the gritty realism, spirituality, and passions of Black life with sensitivity and humanity. © 1992, Susan Johann
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Bearden is seen in the exhibition #MenOfChange along with two others I’ll share today. The @SmithsonianACM and @sitesExhibits exhibit tells a nation's story in profiles of African American men—father figures, community leaders, mentors. #SmithsonianBHM
To kick off #BlackHistoryMonth, we’ve officially launched #MenOfChangeDC: Taking it to the Streets!🎉 Photos + quotes from 24+ #AfricanAmerican male leaders are setup outdoors in #Deanwood & showcase the vibrant stories of #MenOfChange. ❄️Bundle up + check it out! #MenOfChange
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During the Howard University Change Makers Celebration, @HUPrez17 celebrates changemaker and @HowardUalumni, Sen. @KamalaHarris. He discusses what her accomplishment means for the Howard community, the Black community, women, children of immigrants, and the list continues.✊🏾
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I'm not the only one with family memories of the Green Book. Did your family members use it? In this episode of @SmithsonianChan's "Conversations in Context," I spoke with @Dometi_ about the power of these memories. https://t.co/V4RETJz9nR
If we want to better understand our future, it’s vital that we remember the past. Watch the final episode our special interview series with @smithsoniansec and @dometi_, Conversations in Context, now playing. #BlackHistoryMatters
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