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Several hundred Jamaican Americans of all ages gathered at Nova Southeastern University in Davie, Florida, on a beautiful bright Saturday afternoon in May to officially launch the Olive Lewin Heritage Foundation
For many days to come, people of all races, ethnic groups, classes, ages, ideologies, and politics will be sharing their memories
We remember her reflective calm, her serious gaze, her steady pace, her deep commitment and respect for the profundity of expressive life imagined and made by ordinary people.
When The Names Project Foundation came to discuss a Folklife Festival program about the AIDS Memorial Quilt, I asked if the program would include panels to commemorate Smithsonian colleagues and their family members who had died of AIDS.
Of the many Smithsonian Folklife Festivals I have attended or worked since 1973, this one certainly has that special feel