I am so glad we got to help the Willie North Institute hold that little family gardening event. What a beautiful time. I loved seeing the kids and their families enjoy each other and the outdoors, even if it was still in the middle of the city and all its pollution, car accidents, and police….

Our service day with the West Atlanta Watershed Alliance really got me thinking.  I was excited to be greeted by the mountain. As soon as we got there I was already facing the outgoing paths. A big part of me wanted to wander off and lose myself in them, but that was not what we…

I  signed up for this course  because I am passionate about the material. I was honestly content with just learning about Black ecology in my free time and through my research, and it was a happy surprise to find this listed in Emory’s course atlas. For the past year I have been absolutely fascinated by…

I was born in Panama, as were my parents, my brother, and every other living relative I am aware of. I only lived there for two years before the four of us moved to Houston, but I was raised on stories about the beaches and rivers, mountains and forests, pueblos and cities. My parents’ stories…

Mañana, J. La Cocina [Poster]. Richard A. Long posters, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University, Decatur, GA, United States. This poster once belonged to Richard A. Long (1927-2013), an Africana historian based in Atlanta. It portrays three African women preparing a meal within a round house, most likely in Equatorial…