Ramping up to the 2020 election, there was a concerted effort by many groups around the country to get out the vote. One of them was an organization called Live Nation Women, led by president and Atlanta native Ali Harnell. Harnell reached out to recording artist Alicia Keys with the idea of creating an original anthem to celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment (women’s right to vote) and to galvanize turnout for the U.S. presidential election.
In the Space of Now: Notes on the text
In the practice of Buddhism, there is a lot of talk about present-moment awareness—being fully present rather than allowing the wandering mind to dwell on what has already happened or worry about what might happen next. The past and future are not things we can actually experience; the only moment we can truly inhabit is … Read more
Small Town, Big Impact: Fantasia on Appalachian Folk Songs
Big Stone Gap. If you’ve ever seen the movie or read the novel of the same name, you know I’m talking about a real coal mining town in the mountains of Southwest Virginia. Big Stone Gap is known for its strong sense of community where neighbors know and support one another, for its celebration of traditional Appalachian arts and crafts, and for its strong connection to literature in the best-selling novels by Adriana Trigiani.