“Considered to be a Change Making organization, the Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy was spotlighted and presented an award by The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, who has provided funding for student scholarships.”
by Traci Phillips/West Virginia Public Broadcasting Now in its 30th year, the academy was founded by a group of West Virginia artists and educators, including Norman Jordan, for whom the camp is named. Norman Jordan was a poet and a prominent leader in the Black Arts Movement, both in West Virginia and nationwide. When Norman…
Dear Ms. Walker, This letter is being written to acknowledge and express our appreciation for yourrecent donation in the amount of $4,000.00 to the Norman Jordan AfricanAmerican Arts & Heritage Academy. Our organization could not carry on theimportant work of aiding teenagers in their artistic and cultural developmentwithout help from others and we are very…
The Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy is now accepting
Applications for its July 10-15, 2023 Summer Youth Academy, which will be held on the
campus of West Virginia State University in Institute, West Virginia (Charleston, WV area).
CHARLESTON, W.VA. (7/9/24) – The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra (WVSO) announces the winner of the 2024 Diversity in Arts Award, The Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy (NJAAAHA). Click here to see the official announcement! https://wvsymphony.org/pressreleases/west-virginia-symphony-announces-the-norman-jordan-african-american-arts-amp-heritage-academy-wvso-diversity-in-arts-awardee
The African American Heritage Family Tree Museum is pleased to host aHistory Alive! presentation of Pearl S. Buck. Pearl Buck was born in West Virginia,but she grew up in China and then transitioned back to America as an adult. Shewas a gifted writer who authored several books and received the Pulitzer Prize forThe Good Earth…
