8+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1074+ words) But, that Christmas Eve in 2023, they were all there together, some of them with their own kids, three miles off the main road in a remote part of Navajo land. The youngest member of Tasheena's family'her brother, then-35-year-old Dustin…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (845+ words) With my incarceration came advocacy. I often write on behalf of incarcerated people and other marginalized populations in prose, essays, and poetry. My acting background and advocacy collide in my play Super Nova, which I have been working on for…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (1334+ words) Haymarket Books and the Mellon Foundation today announced the third cohort of the Writing Freedom Fellowship, recognizing twenty emerging, mid-career, and established poets, fiction writers, and creative nonfiction writers whose lives and work have been impacted by the carceral system....

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (233+ words) Founded as the centerpiece of Mellon's $35 million, multifaceted national initiative to support the cultural preservation of jazz, the Jazz Legacies Fellowship reflects the Foundation's long-term commitment to championing the artists who have played a pivotal role in shaping the art…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (153+ words) Mashama Bailey is a founding member of the Muloma Heritage Center, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving African Atlantic food culture. Bailey is the executive chef and partner of The Grey, an award-winning restaurant in Savannah, Georgia. She's the first Black…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago  (830+ words) Mellon Foundation One month into 2026, we the people are experiencing increasingly violent and deeply disturbing political and cultural turmoil at every level of American society that is unprecedented in many of our lives. Coming so swiftly on the heels of…...