The Uncrowned Queens’ founders have a feature article in the Summer edition of the Western New York Heritage Press, Inc. The article traces the history and development of the Institute from it’s inception to the present. In 2009, the Institute will observe a milestone, its tenth year of operation. We are observing that milestone throughout the year with the theme: “Uncovering the Past to Preserve the Future: A Decade of Progress”. This article is a fitting inaugural event to spotlight that up-coming milestone. We are appreciative to George K. Arthur, president of the Board of Directors of the Western New York Heritage Magazine and to John Conlin, its Executive Editor for the opportunity to write for this prestigious publication. Copies of the magazine are available in Tops and Wegman’s supermarkets and in book stores; Barnes & Nobles, Waldenbooks, Borders and Talking Leaves. More...
In April, 2008, the Institute initiated the Uncrowned Community Builders Affiliate Program. An Uncrowned Community Builder (UCB) Affiliate is any organization, e.g. an educational institution, museum, community-based organization or municipality that supports the mission and vision of the Uncrowned Queens Institute and agrees to replicate the Uncrowned Community Builders Model, in part or in its entirety. More...
Even the worst ice storm in the history of Tulsa and the State of Oklahoma could not prevent the historic proceedings to dismiss 86 year-old charges against A.J. Smitherman and 54 others, for inciting the Tulsa Race Riot, from being held on December 11th. The court proceedings, officiated by District Court Judge Jesse S. Harris, took place at the Greenwood Cultural Center in the heart of the Greenwood district. The Center, adjacent to the Sam and Lucey Mackey Home, a rare surviving example of the early-day residential architecture of the District, is a central meeting place for cultural events in the Black community. It was an appropriate setting for this event, which provided yet another opportunity for the Tulsa community to acknowledge the injustice of the Race Riot and Massacre of May 31-June 1, 1921. More...
In 2003, when Dr. Peggy Brooks-Bertram and I were informed that our application to the Oklahoma Centennial Commission for the “Uncrowned Queens of Oklahoma 1907-2007” was accepted as an official Centennial project, we had an idea but could not fully imagine the impact that this project would have. It has taken us across the state of Oklahoma, from Oklahoma City, to Enid, to Tulsa, to Altus, and introduced us to many gracious and welcoming Oklahomans. And, as was our goal, it has taken us across time into Oklahoma’s rich African American history, while simultaneously providing some unanticipated bridges connecting two communities, separated by distance but united by culture and history. More...
On Friday October 19, 2007, the Uncrowned Queens Institute held the Uncrowned Kings reception at the University at Buffalo, Allen Hall. The reception was the follow-up to the much heralded Uncrowned Kings Initiative and web-page which was launched on April 28th at the Frank E. Merriweather, Jr. Public Library. Over one hundred individuals, including Uncrowned Kings and their families, attended the first program.
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Since the 19th of October the hallway of Allen Hall on the University at Buffalo’s South Campus has been transformed into a gallery of Uncrowned Kings. These huge posters line the entrance hallway of the building and provide the biographies and photos of twenty African American community builders. Many visitors have stopped to read these biographies and to comment on the powerful messages conveyed by the lives of these men. We’ve also received numerous inquires about how one or more of the posters can be obtained for display elsewhere. We are in the process now of using these posters and a few additional that will be added for a traveling educational exhibit. In January 2008, we will make the exhibit available to schools and community groups for display. More details to come.
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