Lamont Jack Pearley
Host of the African American FolkloristLamont Jack Pearley is an applied folklorist, ethnographer and African American traditional music historian and practitioner enrolled at WKU in the African American and Folk Studies programs. He is an African American Studies Ambassador with the African American Studies Department, hosts a weekly segment on WKU Public Radio called the African American Folklorist, and is the editor of the African American Folklorist Newspaper. He was inducted into the New York Blues Hall of Fame as Great Blues Historian and TV/Radio Producer (2017) and Great Blues Artist (2018).
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Singer and songwriter Kyshona Armstrong embodies the essence of the traditional artist as the people's voice. Her purpose, reason, and decision to utilize her voice placed her with legends such as Odetta, Joan Beaz, and the many other influential voices that sang as the representation of marginalized voices. -
Born Gloria Jean Watkins, in Hopkinsville, Kentucky bell hooks is considered to be amongst the top tier scholars of cultural, structural, and racism critics. -
Georgia, Bessie Jones is the conduit of Traditional Black expression. Her life of teaching, service and singing lead her to be the lead singer of the Georgia Sea Island singer who dazzled audiences with the sound of the Gullah traditions.
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Black History Month, also known as African American History Month was the brainchild of Carter G. Woodson an author, journalist, and historian, in 1925. -
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Ebony Marshman has an exhibition coming up called The Interludes: An Installation of Inner[re]visions from February 11, 2022 to March 27, 2022 -
The Caney-Fork Rosenwald School in Allen County was established by the investment of Julius Rosenwald, a philanthropist, the president of Sears, Roebuck, and Company, and $1,500 in tax donations. Though the history of the grounds begins well before the Rosenwald school fund and its inception, however, both its humble beginnings and the creation of the school play significant roles in the value of the eight-acre location and black history of Allen County, Kentucky. -
In the first issue of the African American Folklorist printed and distributed the Black History month of 2020, I wrote an article called, “The Copper-Colored Races - Why aren’t Black Indians Part of Black History Month.” The thesis was, with the importance of the celebration founded by Carter G. Woodson, it seemed the same cast of characters were always being celebrated in recent decades, considering there is a group of black folk, that truly would be considered Black American, or even American Black that is rarely mentioned in the celebration of Black History Month. They are called “The Copper Colored People.” -
Houston native Langston Collin Wilkins, Ph.D. is a folklorist, ethnomusicologist, and writer.Currently, Wilkins serves as Washington State’s state… -
“Family is very important. It's a legacy and preservation.”From public defender to city commissioner, Bowling Green native Carlos Bailey's humble… -
Darrell Davis, a musician, author, and race relations expert was assaulted with flying bottles during a Cub Scout parade in 1968 when he was 10. This was…
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