How Archiving Will Preserve Our Legacy
Introduction: The Urgency of Preservation In an era marked by systematic attempts to erase Black narratives from educational curricula and public discourse, the preservation of our literary heritage has evolved from cultural necessity to existential imperative. The current wave of book bans targeting works by and about Black Americans represents more than censorship—it constitutes a […]
Becoming the Bridge — On Legacy, Language, and Miss Edmonia’s Class of Wildfire’s
There’s a photo of me—taken by my father, Victor Scott, in the Memphis Botanical Gardens. I’m holding flowers, quiet in the frame. But what he captured that day wasn’t just a daughter in bloom. He captured a bridge being built. What I didn’t know then is that I was offering those flowers to my future […]
