CALENDAR of EVENTS:
March 13 - "The Next Generation":
Earlie Hudnall Jr. has been documenting Houston African American communities for almost forty years. Join Ray Carrington and Yates High School photography students to discuss how a new generation of photographers are documenting their community.
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010
Time:
2 PM -4 PM
Place: Special Exhibition Gallery
March 13 - Family Day at the Gregory School - "The Griot"
The Griot, Kijana takes audiences on a time trip through the history of African American Women.
Date: Saturday - March 13, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
March 20 - Family Day at the Gregory School - "I am Annie Mae" presented by Barbara Bullard.
Ms. Bullard shares the personal story of her late grandmother, Mrs. Annie Mae Hunt with passion and enthusiasm. She paints a vivid portrait of what life was like for so many Southern Black working women. Annie Mae was born in 1909 in conditions that had changed little since slavery but nothing could take away her determination.
Date: Saturday - March 20, 2010
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
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The Houston Public Library Mobile Express with be at the Gregory School on Thursdays and Fridays from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm to provide Homework Help and Computer Access to the community.
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Moments, Memories, Voices: Let Us Remember neighborhood exhibition will be on display from February 1 to April 11, at the following Houston Public Library neighborhood libraries: Stimley Blue-Ridge, Vinson, Park Place, Scenic Woods and Montrose.
For more information call us at
832-393-1440.
About Us
The African American Library at the Gregory School visits StoryCorps
December 17, 2009 - Nicolas Castellanos, the librarian responsible for coordinating oral history interviews for the African American Library at the Gregory School and Archivist Vince Lee paid a visit to the StoryCorps trailer located at the Discovery Green Park.
StoryCorps is an independent nonprofit project whose mission is to celebrate and honor the lives of people through the act of listening. Through mobile recording studios, they travel throughout the United States into cities and communities, documenting diverse voices and stories that make up this nation. StoryCorps has been in the Houston area since November 16th, recording oral histories from local participants in the Latino community.
The outreach was an opportunity for the Gregory School to invite representatives of StoryCorps, Alex DeLa Cruz and Nina Porzucki, to visit the Special Collections Library, explain the Gregory School’s mission in documenting African American history in Houston, and discuss opportunities for future collaboration.
During the visit, a tour was given of the oral history studio, housed in an Airstream trailer, and concluded with a discussion of best practices shared by both organizations on conducting oral history interviews. StoryCorps will be in Houston until December 20th, before moving on to Yuma, Arizona.
For more information please contact Manager Hellena Stokes at
(832) 393-1440
or via email at ten.notsuohfoytic@sekots.anelleh
