Creativity

Ways that grandmothers inspired or discouraged creativity. Also, the ways in which grandmothers expressed their own creativity (Music, writing, quilting, cooking, baking, sewing, handy work, gardening, home decorating, etc.). Creativity may also involve various collections (knick knacks, music, china, coins, etc.) and hobbies (scrapbooking, making preserves, canning vegetables, etc.). Submissions can be short narratives with pictures of creative products- Quilts, Knick Knack Collections, and so forth.

2 years ago

TESTIMONY: REAGAN JACKSON (BARBARA JAMES)

By RBGM Staff • Education, Relationships, Creativity

5 years ago

TESTIMONY: NAIMA MORA

By RBGM Staff • Relationships, Creativity, Gratitude/Happiness

Naima Mora, talks about the stories she can recollect and those that she wish were documented from her grandmother sculptor Elizabeth Catlett (April 15, 1915-April 2, 2012).

6 years ago

TESTIMONY: AIESHA TURMAN

By RBGM Staff • Relationships, Religion/Spirituality, Work

Aiesha Turman is an Interdisciplinary PhD candidate at Union Institute & University where her dissertation foregrounds the work of Black women writers as essential texts that act as blueprints for A …
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6 years ago

TESTIMONY: NATALIE DAISE

By RBGM Staff • Creativity, Gratitude/Happiness, Testimonies

For more than 30 years, Natalie Daise (November 1960-) has developed and facilitated interactive learning experiences for educators, students, and audiences in schools, universities, conferences, and other venues. Her belief …
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7 years ago

Testimony: Dr. Ysaye Barnwell

By RBGM Staff • Creativity, Testimonies

https://youtu.be/pA9JQO-_62w

Dr. Ysaye Barnwell shares the story behind “No Mirrors in My Nana’s House.” Watch the video above to hear her and Dr. LaShawnDa Pittman talk about the song she …
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