A new $5 million donation will help the Missouri History Museum collect and exhibit St. Louis鈥� African-American history. But not everyone trusts a large, mainstream institution to tell these stories.
While thrives through such contributions and with funding, struggles to even pay its utility bills. In the weeks ahead, we鈥檒l have a detailed report of this languishing establishment.
In this new 鈥淐ut & Paste鈥� podcast, you鈥檒l hear from Griot founder and director Lois Conley about the museum's African-American point of view, and how young people might help The Griot tell today鈥檚 rapidly unfolding history.
Here's some of what you鈥檒l hear in this 鈥楥ut & Paste鈥� podcast:
- Griot Museum of Black History founder Lois Conley, on why it was important to depict a mutiny on a slave-ship鈥檚 deck by an escaped African man: 鈥淲e鈥檙e not all docile.鈥�
- Ferguson activist Brittany Ferrell on why black people should tell their own stories: 鈥溾�� white folks have had their hands on African-American history and we鈥檝e seen how they whitewash a lot of things.鈥�
- Melanie Adams of the Missouri History Museum about their search for things you might not think of in an historic display: "You could use something as easy as a suitcase from someone who moved" to represent African-American migration.
Look for new every few weeks on our website. You can also view all previous podcasts, which focus on a diverse collection of visual and performing artists, and subscribe to 鈥淐ut & Paste鈥�
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