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Title: Adam Canaday Interview, October 30, 2020
Date: October 30, 2020
Creator: Adam Canaday; HopeLily Van Duyne; Person responsible unknown
Description: Adam Canaday is a Journeyman Coachman with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation that runs the museums and historic houses and sites in Williamsburg, Virginia. Adam talks about his experiences working at Colonial Williamsburg since he was a small child. He addresses some of the issues that people of color face working at Colonial Williamsburg, especially when working as historical interpreters. This interview was conducted as part of class requirements for HIST:667 Oral History with Dr. Anna Kaplan in fall 2020.
Subject: Colonial Williamsburg; Native Americans; Chickahominy; enslaved people; African Americans; costumed interpreters
Country: United States
Collection: African American Historical Interpreters: The Experience of Working in the Past
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2577
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording

Title: Ashley Emerson Interview, August 24, 2019
Date: August 24, 2019
Creator: Maren Orchard; Ashley Emerson
Description: Ashley Emerson, a second generation Washingtonian and Director of the Mayor's Office of African American Affairs, discusses the work she does, her personal experiences with Anacostia Park, and what it means to be a native of DC. She describes how important the Park is in her efforts to preserve African American culture in DC and help people with upward mobility. She talks about the Mayor's Office's efforts to invest in parks, schools, and small businesses. Ashley expresses the importance of sharing the rich history and culture of DC, and of bridging the tension between the old and the new; we need to reach out and communicate across cultures.
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; Fort DuPont Park (Washington, D.C.); Fort Dupont Park Summer Concert Series; African American families; Pathways to the middle class; Schools in Washington, D.C.; Culture of Washington, D.C.; Heritage of Washington, D.C.; Family history; Building community; Don't Mute D.C. movement
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, August 24, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2047
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: AU Craft of Anthropology (ANTH 601/602) Class Bibliography as of 1/22/19
Date: 2019-01-22
Description: American University Craft of Anthropology (ANTH 601/602) Class Bibliography as of 01/22/19. During academic year 2018-2019, the Craft of Anthropology graduate students worked with and within the Historic African River Road communities of Bethesda, Tobytown, and Scotland. They compiled a bibliography of resources about these communities, and other related topics such as the history of American University's founder and land, Reno City, River Road, local black history in the District, Maryland, and Virginia, descendant communities, and African cemeteries.
Subject: African Americans -- History
Local Identifier: HARRC_bibliography_20190122
Type: bibliographies
Collection: Historic African River Road Connections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:78384
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Black Students! Bring all our black brothers home now
Date: 1971
Description: Flier promoting a march and rally in Washington, D.C. on April 24, 1971 organized by the Third World Task Force Against the War in Southeast Asia. The Third World Contingent is targeted towards black students with the purpose of advocating for black soldiers deployed in the Vietnam War.
Subject: African American college students; African American soldiers; Demonstrations -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States
Country: United States
Local Identifier: SC_Frazier_F_0040
Type: fliers (printed matter)
Collection: Patrick Frazier Political and Social Movements Collection
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70869
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: "Challenging Myths: A Multicultural Panel of Members from the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities" panel information
Date: 1992-04-24
Creator: Ferebee, Gideon
Description: Letter from Gideon Ferebee, co-chair of the education committee for the DC Coalition of Black Lesbians and Gay Men, to panelists for the coalition's upcoming event with the Multicultural Institute entitled "Challenging Myths: A Multicultural Panel of Members from the Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Communities." Includes a handwritten note that Manuel Guevara, a member of ENLACE, attended this panel. Also includes further information about the conference that the panel is a part of.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Coalitions -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Forums (Discussion and debate) -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; LGBTQ+ people of color; African American LGBTQ+ people; Cross-cultural relationships; Intersectionality
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0018
Type: letters (correspondence)
Collection: ENLACE records
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98322
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Derrick Nathan Interview, July 27, 2019
Date: July 27, 2019
Creator: Dan Kerr; Derrick Nathan
Description: Derrick Nathan, Outreach Coordinator with the National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens, describes the work he does and shares his experiences with Anacostia Park. His organization was a part of this Late Skate event, and Derrick shares how they work to meet the needs of anyone transitioning back into society. He also remembers the big events hosted by the Park in the 80s, and tells stories (good and bad) about his experiences there. He discusses how central Anacostia Park is to its surrounding community, and urges his neighbors in the Ward to reach out to congress members: "this is our park ... don't sit back."
Subject: Anacostia Park (Washington, D.C.); National Park Service -- Anacostia Park; Late Skate in Anacostia Park; Anacostia Park and Community Collaborative; Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion; Roller skating; National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens; Activism, criminal justice; Activists, formerly incarcerated; Formerly incarcerated activists; Malcolm X Day; Labor Day; Memorial Day; 4th of July; Go-go; Gentrification; Anti-gentrification; African American families; Cookouts
Country: United States
Collection: Late Skate, July 27, 2019
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2082
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Donald Burch III Interview, June 8, 2020
Date: June 8, 2020
Creator: Donald Burch III; Kai Walther
Description: In this interview Donald Burch III discusses with Kai Walther his longtime history of volunteering, starting with church involvement in his hometown of Detroit while growing up. He then explains how he ended up in DC and the activism surrounding AIDS he has taken part in here. He also describes the mainly racially-segregated AIDS activism and gay social scene in DC and muses on why that may be. Additionally, Donald talks about his decisions to disclose his HIV status or not at work and while cruising, as well as how AIDS in DC has changed since the 1980s.
Subject: AIDS; HIV; gay; Washington, DC; Metropolitan Community Church; Faith Temple; cruising; Us Helping Us; Inner City AIDS Network; Whitman Walker; African American; segregation; US Navy; Bread for the Soul; Dupont Circle; PreP; support groups; Logan Circle
Country: United States
Collection: Taking the Truck OUT!: AIDS Activism in DC Oral Histories
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2345
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, SPA/MA '50, interviewed by Joy Thomas Moore, CAS/BA ’72, CAS/MA ’73 on January 12, 2022
Date: 2022-01-12
Creator: Gordon, Edmund W.; Moore, Joy Thomas
Description: Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, SPA/MA '50, interviewed by Joy Thomas Moore, CAS/BA ’72, CAS/MA ’73 on January 12, 2022 for the American University African Diaspora Project, highlighting Black alumni and the Black student experience at American University.
Subject: American University -- Alumni and alumnae; African American psychologists -- Interviews; Educational psychologists; African Americans -- Education; African American graduate students -- History
Subject -- Personal Name: Gordon, Edmund W.
Local Identifier: African_Diaspora_Interviews_Gordon_0001
Type: oral history (discipline)
Collection: AU African Diaspora Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:101063
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, SPA/MA '50, interviewed by Joy Thomas Moore, CAS/BA ’72, CAS/MA ’73 on March 3, 2022
Date: 2022-03-03
Creator: Gordon, Edmund W.; Moore, Joy Thomas
Description: Dr. Edmund W. Gordon, SPA/MA '50, interviewed by Joy Thomas Moore, CAS/BA ’72, CAS/MA ’73 on March 3, 2022 for the American University African Diaspora Project, highlighting Black alumni and the Black student experience at American University.
Subject: American University -- Alumni and alumnae; African American psychologists -- Interviews; Educational psychologists; African Americans -- Education; African American graduate students -- History
Subject -- Personal Name: Gordon, Edmund W.
Local Identifier: African_Diaspora_Interviews_Gordon_0002
Type: oral history (discipline)
Collection: AU African Diaspora Oral History Project
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:101064
mods_typeOfResource_mt: moving image

Title: Earlene, Barbara-jean and Me
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Person responsible unknown; Barnett, Eileen
Description: Poem written by unknown author in memory of Eileen Barnett's (donor) sister. It refers to life in Scotland for three little girls around the mid to late 1950s.
Subject: African American children
Country: United States
Local Identifier: HARRC_Barnett_0001
Type: poems
Collection: Historic African River Road Connections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:78213
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Excerpt from "Georgie Girl" published in Today's Black Woman
Date: [date of publication not identified]
Creator: Burnett, Joyce
Publisher: Today's Black Woman
Subject: African Americans; Americans -- Foreign countries; Volunteers
Country: Mauritania
Local Identifier: PCCA_Burnett_0001
Type: articles
Collection: Peace Corps Community Archive
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/peacecorps:2987
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: "GAPIN/DC Participates in Candidate Forum Sponsored by D.C. Coalition of Black Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals" press release
Date: 1993-08-12
Description: Press release from the Gay and Asian Pacific Islander Network of Washington, DC (GAPIN/DC) announcing a candidate forum for lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals that the organization is participating in. ENLACE is an additional participating organization.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Political activists -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; HIV/AIDS; LGBTQ+ African Americans; LGBTQ+ activists
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_collaborations_0010
Type: press releases
Collection: ENLACE records
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98314
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Harvey M. Matthews oral history interview, 09 November 2018
Date: 2018-11-09
Creator: Matthews, Harvey M.; Power, John; Jones, Caleb D.
Subject: African American cemeteries; African American churches; African Americans -- Maryland -- Bethesda; African Americans -- Segregation -- Maryland -- Bethesda; Bethesda (Md.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century
Country: United States
Local Identifier: HARRC_Matthews_0001
Type: interviews; oral histories (literary works)
Collection: Historic African River Road Connections
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:78255
mods_typeOfResource_mt: sound recording-nomusical

Title: Interview with Adrian Ferguson, April 9, 2022
Date: 04/09/2022
Creator: Dan Kerr
Subject: petworth, african american, black, community, art, culture, Uzikee Nelson, Paul Robeson
Country: United States
Collection: "Artists are the Gatekeepers of Truth", Paul Robeson Celebration
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4007
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Interview with Senghor Baye, April 09. 2022
Date: April 9, 2022
Creator: Person responsible unknown
Subject: petworth, african american, black, community, art, culture, Uzikee Nelson, Paul Robeson
Country: United States
Collection: "Artists are the Gatekeepers of Truth", Paul Robeson Celebration
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:4009
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Karen Wilson-Ama'Echefu Interview, October 17, 2020
Date: October 17, 2020
Creator: Karen Wilson-Ama'Echefu; Sajel Swartz
Description: Karen Wilson-Ama'Echefu explains that her friend invited her to the Indigenous Peoples Day event as a singer with the Black Workers Center Chorus. She has not had any formal involvement with the American Indian Movement, but in her work as a historian of African Diaspora, she has found similarities and connections between Native American and African peoples and believes her grandmother was Cherokee. She speaks a bit about the change from Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples Day, saying that Columbus had no right to be celebrated. She also notes the parallel between the duality of Malcolm X/Meridian Hill park and Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day. She ends the interview by performing her spoken word piece, "Baby Get Out and Vote."
Subject: Black Workers Center Chorus; Lucy Murphy; historian; Ojibwe; Cherokee; family; Malcolm X Park; Meridian Hill Park; Columbus Day; Indigenous Peoples Day; Christopher Columbus; spoken word; African American; Indigenous
Country: United States
Collection: Indigenous Peoples' Day 2020
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:2338
mods_typeOfResource_mt: mixed material

Title: Letter from Lisa Keen to Letitia Gomez, Lynelle Johnson, and Richard Tagle
Date: 1993-02-05
Creator: Keen, Lisa
Description: Letter from Lisa Keen, senior editor at the Washington Blade, to Letitia Gomez, of ENLACE, Lynelle Johnson, of the DC Coalition of Black Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals, and Richard Tagle, of Gay Asian and Pacific Islanders. The letter responds to a letter-to-the-editor submitted by the trio with concerns regarding the Blade's coverage of the murder of Ana María Rosales, specifically regarding the outing of Rosales as a lesbian. Includes a handwritten note to Gomez inquiring about a follow-up discussion over lunch.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.) -- Newspapers; Murder victims; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); Gay community -- Washington (D.C.) -- Newspapers; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ people of color; Murders of LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ African Americans; Outing (LGBTQ+ culture)
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0119
Type: notes (documents)
Collection: ENLACE records
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98447
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Letter from Lorenzo Williams to Yolanda [Santiago?]
Date: 1990-10-24
Creator: Williams, Lorenzo
Description: Letter from Lorenzo Williams, candidate for male co-chairperson of the DC Coalition of Black Gay Men and Women, to Yolanda [Santiago?] asking for consideration and support in the election and outlining his platform.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Elections, Nonpartisan -- Washington (D.C.); African American gay men -- Washington (D.C.); African American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ African Americans
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0086
Type: letters (correspondence)
Collection: ENLACE records
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98414
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Letter from Martín Ornelas to Yolanda Santiago
Date: 1990-10-09
Creator: Ornelas, Martín
Description: Letter from Martín Ornelas, coordinator of Latino Programs for the National Task Force on AIDS Prevention of the National Association, Black and White Men Together, to Yolanda Santiago, president of ENLACE, announcing open positions on the Task Force.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); National Task Force on AIDS Prevention; National Association of Black and White Men Together; Volunteers -- Recruiting; Nonprofit organizations -- Washington (D.C.); LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; LGBTQ+ African Americans; LGBTQ+ people of color
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0089
Type: letters (correspondence)
Collection: ENLACE records
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98417
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

Title: Letter from Mauro Montoya, Jr. to Mayor Dixon
Date: 1991-03-19
Creator: Montoya, Mauro, Jr.
Description: Letter from Mauro Montoya, Jr., president of the Gertrude Stein Democratic Club, to Mayor Dixon asking for a meeting to discuss issues important to the lesbian and gay community. Montoya states that he writes on behalf of ENLACE, as well as a number of other lesbian and gay organizations.
Subject: Gay activists -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American gays -- Washington (D.C.); Hispanic American lesbians -- Washington (D.C.); District of Columbia. City Council; Political activists -- Washington (D.C.); Norton, Eleanor Holmes; Gertrude Stein Democratic Club; LGBTQ+ Latinx; Hispanic LGBTQ+ people; African American LGBTQ+ people
Local Identifier: SC_ENLACE_correspondence_0015
Type: letters (correspondence)
Collection: ENLACE records
URI/handle: http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:98343
mods_typeOfResource_mt: text

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