Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race: What is Democracy? | The artists respond
Livestream on Detroit Public TV and Facebook – Monday, August 2nd, 2021 Streaming link – Click Here The Concert of Colors Forum on Community, Culture & Race, one of the Arab American National Museum’s signature annual events, is a dynamic gathering of artists, activists and advocates who use art and dialogue as a tool for advocacy […]
PBS Books and ASALH Form a Partnership to Celebrate Powerful Voices of African American Authors
An ongoing series of author talks and conversations to be launched during Black History month February 25, 2021 | PBS Books & ASALH (…) Closing out the month, there will be an event focused on The Black Family, highlighting acclaimed Kenyan author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o on Sunday, February 28, at 7 p.m. ET. Thiong’o, along with scholars Nubia Kai and Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, will […]
Black History Month 2021
Charles Ezra Ferrell, SVP for Development and Global Programs at Keiga Foundation appointed to Executive Council of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) February 12, 2021 | Written by Charles Ezra Ferrell The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) was established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the […]
Keiga Foundation – A New Partner For The Concert of Colors
Keiga Foundation was a partner for the 28th annual Concert of Colors October 13, 2020 | Written by Charles Ferrell Keiga Foundation was a proud partner of the 28th Annual Concert of Colors, which ran from October 6 to October 11, 2020. The Concert of Colors, founded by Ismael Ahmed, is a dynamic gathering of artists, activists, and […]
Detroit Public TV gives front-row seat to “Freedom: Breaking the Chains” by Jonas Byaruhanga
A Performance Featured by Detroit Public TV June 19, 2020 | Detroit The 2020 US national celebration of Juneteenth was especially significant against the backdrop of a highly contentious presidential campaign, the culture shifting disruptive and devastating COVID-19 pandemic and the series of state brutal murders of African Americans men and women by the State […]
Juneteenth gains new attention and corporate support in a year of racial unrest
June 19, 2020 | Written by Julie Hinds Detroit’s Wright Museum is one of the six participating sites. It is contributing “Freedom: Breaking the Chains,” a dance performance by Jonas Byaruhanga, who directs the Keiga Dance Company in Kampala, Uganda. Charles Ferrell, the Wright Museum’s vice president for public programs and community engagement, curated the segment. The museum is […]