Juneteenth is a time to commemorate the end of slavery in Texas and to uphold the traditions of the African-American community, which can provide a sense of ancestral connection and healing from generational trauma.
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Maryland Center for History and Culture acquires quilt made by Elizabeth Talford Scott
By Helen Bezuneh Special to the AFRO When Catherine Arthur, vice president of collections and chief curator at the Maryland Center for History and Culture (MCHC), first laid her eyes on “Abstract #1,” a quilt made by African-American folk artist Elizabeth Talford Scott, she knew it belonged at the MCHC. “The general idea was we […]