Alice Randall: My Black Country

Alice Randall: My Black Country

My Black Country is a recent release by Alice Randall,  award-winning professor, songwriter, and author. In the book, Randall recounts her past and her search for the first family of Black country music. My Black Country celebrates the radical joy in realizing the power of Black influence on American culture through the work of DeFord Bailey, […]

Meditation Monday: Freedom to Rest

Meditation Monday: Freedom to Rest

This special edition of the Smithsonian’s Meditation Monday program will commemorate the opening of a new exhibit in the Visual Arts gallery, Reclaiming My Time, featuring work by contemporary Black designers. Register HERE for this 40-minute meditation session to explore the notion that rest is resilience. With other participants of all experience levels, contemplate the […]