Dr. Brucella Jordan did a presentation on the academy founder, and her husband Norman Jordan at West Virginia University on April 4, at the WVU Downtown Wise Library.
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…
Dr. Brucella Jordan’s Poetry ReadingWhen: Saturday, June 17, 2023Where: Grand Robbie’s cafe at the Ansted FestivalTime: 3 PM
Longtime staff and now consultant of the Norman Jordan African American Arts and Heritage Academy Jacque Dooley talks about the upcoming summer academy at West Virginia State. Click here to see the VIDEO! The NJAAAHA is excited to announce that we are currently planning our 2023 Summer Youth Arts & Heritage Academy. This year, following…
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…
A great loss to our AAAHA community with the passing of a longtime faculty member Richard Fitzhugh