We are continuing our series, and will be sharing artwork and writeups of the creative process, from our Linked Descendants’ working group members. Some of us have begun to explore…
BitterSweet EditorsFebruary 24, 2022
On October 24, 2021, the Linked Descendants group of Coming to the Table hosted a panel on Contacting and Connecting with Linked Descendants. The panelists included four linked pairs (the…
BitterSweet EditorsJanuary 18, 2022
Originally published on NPR's Code Switch in November 2018, Nabil Ayers' story about discovering his family history, his connections to slavery, and developing a relationship with a linked descendant is…
BitterSweet EditorsJanuary 4, 2022
In this series, over the next several months, we will be sharing artwork and brief writeups of the creative process, from our Linked Descendants working group members. Some of us…
BitterSweet EditorsOctober 15, 2021
In the beginning, the history wanted me more than I wanted the history. It came for me as a brown grandchild kept secret from her racist great grandmother, as nightmares…
Karen BrananSeptember 3, 2021
We are continuing our series over the next several months, and will be sharing artwork and writeups of the creative process, from our Linked Descendants' working group members. Some of…
BitterSweet EditorsSeptember 1, 2021
-- By Frances V. Moulder “I took this photo in 1918, when I was about your age,” my mother said to me when I was eight years old. She showed…
Frances MoulderAugust 4, 2021
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