Archive - AfroCarolina Correspondence

AfroCarolina Correspondence #619: On the Function of Juneteenth

Revisiting the Radical Possibilities of Black Freedom Celebrations

Jul 1 •

Alexis McKenney

May 2025

Interview: Behind the Scenes of the 'From Mali to Raleigh' Exhibition

Photographer, Cornell Watson and Curators, N'gamet Keïta, and Nori McDuffie discuss artistic lineage and documenting Black life through art

May 12 •

Alexis McKenney

April 2025

Meet Me At the Digital Crossroads

Emerging from a Sacred Pause + New Beginnings

Published on Kongo Cafe • Apr 13

Greetings community!

Published on Kongo Cafe • Apr 12

March 2025

AfroCarolina Correspondence #315: Creek Week

From East Durham to Eastern NC, The Waterways Connect Us All

Mar 16 •

Alexis McKenney

November 2024

SPIRIT HOUSE sessions: Mapping African American Religion

As most readers of this newsletter know by now, I’ve spent the past few years digging through archives, recording the stories of elders, and…

Nov 15, 2024 •

Alexis McKenney

AfroCarolina Correspondence #113: Homecoming

Last weekend I closed my eyes and found myself on a bus going back in time...

Nov 10, 2024 •

Alexis McKenney

A Letter to my Ancestors Before Election Day

I’m afraid that we’ve been cut off from what makes us of this earth

Nov 4, 2024 •

Alexis McKenney

June 2024

AfroCarolina Correspondence #19

Juneteenth Reflections

Jun 19, 2024 •

Alexis McKenney

May 2024

AfroCarolina Correspondence #56: A Letter to Students Occupying for Palestine

Reflections from a former student organizer

May 6, 2024 •

Alexis McKenney

February 2024

AfroCarolina Correspondence #228: Listening Between the Lines

Encountering Ancestral Grief/Rage in the Archives

Feb 28, 2024 •

Alexis McKenney

December 2023

AfroCarolina Correspondence #124: A Silver Dollar Under the Rubble

Where Afro Carolina & Palestine Intersect

Dec 4, 2023 •

Alexis McKenney

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