Edward J. Cabbell at Concord College, Athens, WVA Collection Number: A&M 217. Identifier: 038004. Image courtesy of West Virginia and Regional History Center, WVU Libraries African American, History, Cultural Activism, Literature Edward J. Cabbell (1946-2018) Ed Cabbell was a historian and folklorist of the traditions of Black Appalachia (Affrilachia) and brought the stories and history …
Photograph by Patrick Heagney. African American, Storytelling, Cultural Activism Cornelia Bailey (1945-2017) In her own words, Cornelia Bailey was a Saltwater Geechee and a storyteller. Her research, writing, cultural, and environmental activism in her birthplace in Belle Marsh on Sapelo Island, part of the Georgia Sea Islands, defined her contribution to the folklore field. Bailey …
Photo by Alan Govenar, 2006 Native Hawaiian, Dance, Cultural Activism George Na‘ope (1928-2009) Born in Kalihi, Hawaiʻi in 1928 and raised in Hilo, George Lanakilakeikiahialiʻi Naʻope was a foundational figure in the perpetuation, visibility, and celebration of Hawaiian culture. Affectionately and respectfully known as “Uncle George,” he was a revered kumu hula—a title that translates …
In Search of Blueprints: The Making of an African American Literary Critic … Stephen E. Henderson : a Symposium on African American Literary and Intellectual Thought. Program in African American Culture, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, 1993. African American, Cultural Activism, Literary Theory Stephen E. Henderson (1925-1997) Dr. Stephen Henderson was an HBCU (historically Black …
Photo from kaainamomona.org. Kumu hula, educator, cultural activist Edith Kenao Kanaka‘ole (1913-1979) Born as Edith Ke‘kuhikuhiipu‘uoneonaali‘iokohala Kenao in Honomu, Puna, Hawai‘i, “Aunty Edith,” as she is respectfully and affectionately known, was a teacher, dancer, composer, chanter, ethnobotanist, activist, and entertainer who left an indelible impact on the Hawaiian cultural community. A revered and loved kumu …
BESSIE JONES, A GOSPEL SINGER, LIVES ON ST. SIMON’S ISLAND, photograph by Paul Conklin in Brunswick (Ga.), May 1973. National Archives at College Park Still Picture Records Section, Special Media Archives Services Division (NWCS-S), Record group: Record Group 412: Records of the Environmental Protection Agency, 1944 – 2006, Agency-Assigned Identifier: 076/03/004503, via Wikimedia Commons African …
Buddhist Church Reverend Yoshio Iwanaga (Poston block 219-2-D). Photo from postonupdates.blogspot.com page on marriages at Poston II Buddhist Church. Cultural activists, choreographer, musician Reverend Yoshio Iwanaga and Helen Chizuko Okamoto Iwanaga (1900-1950) and (1914-2007) The Iwanagas established the Japanese American tradition of bon-odori, or the ritual participatory dances that are now widely practiced in Buddhist …
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Photograph from the Pura Belpré Papers, Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY Puerto Rican, Language, Children’s Folklore, Cultural Activism, Library Work Pura Belpré (1899-1982) Pura Teresa Belpré is remembered most notably for being New York City’s first Puerto Rican librarian, establishing and expanding the library system’s Spanish-language …
Portrait of William Jones taken in Chicago, 1907. African American, Autoethnography, Cultural Activism William Jones (Megasiáwa / Black Eagle) (1871-1909) William Jones was the first American Indian to receive a Ph.D in anthropology, although he preferred not to be addressed by the title “Dr.” and is one of the first Native American scholars to publish …
Photo from the Kanaeokana Facebook page Native Hawaiian, Language, Cultural Activism, Journalism Zanea Panea (Z.P.) Kalokuokamaile (1849-1942) Z. P. Kalokuokamaile was the writer of perhaps the greatest longevity in the Hawaiian-language newspapers (nūpepa ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi). He was born in 1850 in Nāpoʻopoʻo, Kona Hema, Hawaiʻi, where he lived most of his long life. His first …