The Norman Jordan African American Arts & Heritage Academy receive the 2024 Diversity In Arts Award from West Virginia Symphony Orchestra at the Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of West Virginia
Dr. Brucella Jordan’s Poetry ReadingWhen: Saturday, June 17, 2023Where: Grand Robbie’s cafe at the Ansted FestivalTime: 3 PM
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“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…
