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Joyeful Time Traveler: A Public Historian, Dramaturg, and Podcaster

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National Black Theatre Festival

2019 before the pandemic.

Rebecca Shipman's Cherokee Roses

Originally planted by my great grandmother in coastal Georgia. My mother planted this cutting when she married and moved to middle Georgia in 1977.

At the home of Medgar Evers

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Driftwood on Sapelo Island

Enjoying the driftwood on Sapelo Island, Georgia

Sapelo Island, Georgia Sunrise

My mother was a native of Coastal Georgia. I captured this sunrise in Sapeleo Island because it reminds me of what I love best about the coast of Georgia. Mornings are always less stressful there.

Living History Day

Living History days at the Old Governor's Mansion in Milledgeville, Georgia

Whitney Plantation

Honoring the ancestors at Whitney Plantation in Louisiana.

Black Theatre Network 2021

Preparing to speak virtually for the Black Theatre Network.

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“History is not the past. It is the present. We carry our history with us. We are our history. If we pretend otherwise, we are literally criminals.

James Baldwin

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Interested in learning more about me, my work as a historian and dramaturg, or how we can collaborate on an upcoming project? Feel free to reach out anytime, I would be more than happy to chat.

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