South Dallas Reflections: A Mosaic of Community memories and Oral History | Linda Jones

Описание: Linda Jones, journalist and 2022 participant of the Juanita J. Craft Artist Residency Program, held oral history interviews with South Dallas residents and others who are familiar with the neighborhood. She took excerpts of those recorded conversations and compiled an audio-visual mosaic of their heartfelt stories and reflections about the community’s past and shared feelings about the area’s present and future.

List of participants in the video:
Norma Adams Wade, journalist
Donald Payton, historian
King Shakur, artist/activist
Patricia Baker, former resident (appears in photograph with son, King Shakur)
Odinga Kambui, activist/archivist
Diane Ragsdale, former member Dallas City Council
Patricia Perez, resident/‘Craft kid’
John Spriggins, South Dallas Cultural Center director
Imani Chet Lytle, South Dallas Cultural Center staff
Henry Miner, former resident
Bevelyn Alexander, former resident
Ajana Donnell, resident
Glenn "Trini" Pierre, artist/resident
Gayla Johnson, artist/resident
Bridget Daniel, business owner
Tamika London-Muhammad, former resident
Debra Page, former resident
James Mitchell, business owner
James Mitchell II, business owner
Included in the mosaic are reflections from Dr. George Keaton Jr., historian, founder of Remembering Black Dallas. It was the last interview that Dr. Keaton had before he passed on Dec. 6, 2022.

This presentation took place at the South Dallas Cultural Center on February 22, 2023.

Video production by Cristian (Cristi) Cotovan and Linda Jones.

Learn more about Linda Jones: https://www.thewritingdoula.com/

Learn more about The Juanita J. Craft Artist Residency here: https://sdcc.dallasculture.org/news/j...

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Learn more about the South Dallas Cultural Center: http://sdcc.dallasculture.org/

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