#CreativityinChaos

The world seems especially weighty at the moment, and we need our creativity more than ever. Yet, many of us find that creativity continually waylaid. Often the desire to create simply isn’t strong enough to defy a world of distractions, especially if we’re not sure...

Krio History at the Museum of London, Docklands

The Krios of Sierra Leone One of the greatest parts of researching the life and times of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor was the opportunity to learn about Krio history. I was immediately enthralled by the rich past of the Krio people.  The Museum of London, Docklands, has been...

Merriman-Labor Lives on in New Academic Collection!

I am so proud to announce that a piece I wrote about A.B.C. Merriman-Labor’s Britons Through Negro Spectacles is part of a newly published academic book: Rebellious Writing: Contesting Marginalisation in Edwardian Britain.  I am so grateful to the editor Lauren...

And the Winner Is…

Last Saturday night, I was sitting in one of the galleries at the Yellowstone Art Museum. The giant hall was filled with people clustered around banquet tables, stacks of new books tumbling over bright white tablecloths, wine-glasses half-filled, happy voices rising...