Resources

Africana Heritage Project
Our mission is to rediscover precious records that document the names and lives of former slaves, freedpersons and their descendants, and share those records on this free Internet site. AfriQuest, the Free, Online Database for African American Genealogy, is Now Live! WeRelate and the USF Africana Heritage Project announce the launch of AfriQuest (www.afriquest.com), a free, central Internet database for records of African and African American genealogy and history. http://www.africanaheritage.com/index.asp

Conversation with Aminah Robinson and Faith Ringgold


African American Quilting on the Rise
Says Author Kyra E. Hicks
African American quilting is a growing trend in the U.S. and quilters are spending more on their craft. According to this year’s Quilting in America survey there has been a 65% increase in the number of black quilters in the past decade. Hicks is an expert on African American quilt history. Her newest book is titled “1.6 Million African American Quilters: Survey, Sites, and a Half-Dozen Art Quilt Blocks.”  Visit http://www.prweb.com/releases/black/quilting/prweb4557124.htm to finish reading the article.