PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
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For the Lakota, Creativity Thrives Where’s There No Word for Art
A Native-run studio, the Artspace is a beacon of hope, nurturing talent amid a resurgence of Indigenous traditions.
Sprawl, Climate Change, Fading Memories Endanger Praise Houses of the South
The Gullah Geechee fight to preserve the tiny structures, a cradle of the Black church, before they’re erased by sprawl, climate change and fading memories.
Relationships Carved From Clay Bring New Partners to Museums
In a sea change, artisans and leaders from Native communities were invited to be curators, offering a window onto the intangible and personal dimensions of...
E.V. Ride-Sharing Programs Bring Cleaner Transportation to Low-Income Communities
An innovative E.V. ride-sharing program is bringing low-cost clean transportation to an agricultural town in California’s Central Valley. Others are following suit.
For the American Prison Writing Archive, a ‘Shadow Canon’ Sheds Light
Buoyed by a $2.3 million grant, the archive hopes increased visibility on the first-person accounts of incarcerated people can serve as a road map for...
On a Walking Safari in Zambia
On a walking safari in Zambia, a writer traded animal locator apps and spine-jostling game drives for a slow and sensuous experience in which the...
Indigenous Founders of a Museum Cafe Put Repatriation on the Menu
Two chefs celebrate the culture of the Ohlone people at the Hearst Museum of Anthropology at Berkeley, which is seeking to redress past mistreatment of...
For People Just Leaving Prison, a Novel Kind of Support: Cash
Joining a raft of initiatives aimed at helping the formerly incarcerated, a program gives money to defray expenses they face, including court fines and rent.
A ‘Sad Kinship’ as Towns Build Memorials to Victims of Mass Shootings
From San Bernardino, Calif., and Aurora, Colo., to Orlando, Fla., and Newtown, Conn., sites of memory honor those killed in gun violence, and survivors.
Making Art on Top of the World
Near the Arctic Circle, Shuvinai Ashoona, a star of the Venice Biennale, and her community of Inuit artists refuse to let isolation stand in their...
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