We Were, We Are, We Will Be  Cheyney McKnight  Heed my warning from the ancestors.  Do right by these ancestors.  Do right by these descendants. A fundamental aspect of many African traditions is that the ancestors are continuously linked to us and even those yet to be born. They are the intermediaries between our […]

If you could send a message to an enslaved person from the past, how would you use your creativity to acknowledge the inherent humanity of their life? Would you draw them a beautiful map to freedom? Write a loving poem to sing softly into their ear? Paint a colorful picture that holds hidden symbols of care? ​ Dyckman Farmhouse Museum is honored to […]

“I do promise to every NEGROE who shall desert the Rebel Standard, full security to follow within these Lines, any Occupation which he shall think proper.”—H. Clinton, June 30, 1779 Join composer/bass-baritone Jonathan Woody, violinist Shelby Yamin, and historical clarinetist Dominic Giardino for a roundtable discussion centered on Woody’s forthcoming work, I Do Promise. Commissioned […]