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…
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 https://youtu.be/oraWpTRJIrg
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…
WV Singer and Flutist Angela Jones Welcoming Reception Bob Thompson Quartet Angela Jones playing the flute Angela Jones presentation Shawnee Park Cookout
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
