Black Folkways
Exploring Black Cultural Resiliency
An oral history research project that spans 3 locations and explores how themes of community building, healing the sick, shared rumors and recipes, and maintenance of family and community legacies weave through the stories and shared histories of communities in the Bahamas, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and Washington D.C.
How We Work
Methodology
01
Research
We work to find sites that are reflective of lasting cultural stories and reflective of Black culture and shared historical knowledge.
02
Interviews
We work with student researchers and within communities to gather stories and oral histories about Black cultural resilience and histories.
03
Classifying & Displaying Data
Correlation and publication of data based upon the themes of community building, healing the sick, shared rumors and recipes, and maintenance of family and community legacies.