Category: Culture

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Hawkins Family (L-R, Back row: Tiffany Hawkins, Tammy Hawkins, Lee Hawkins, Jr. Front row: Lee Hawkins, Sr. and Roberta Hawkins)

From Alabama to Minnesota: The Legacy of Jim Crow

Lee Hawkins unpacks his family history and upbringing in What Happened In Alabama?, a podcast to end the cycles of trauma for Lee, his family, and Black America. Hawkins Family (L-R, Back row: Tiffany Hawkins, Tammy Hawkins, Lee Hawkins, Jr. Front row: Lee Hawkins, Sr.

Fadil Muqolli’s home, where 53 people, including his wife and children, were killed by grenades and bullets. (Diana Markosian for The Washington Post)

In Kosovo, War Survivors Turned Homes Into Their Own Museums

This article, by APF fellow Nina Strochlic, first appeared in the Washington Post on February 21, 2024. It was supported by her research for her APF fellowship. POKLEK, Kosovo — Fadil Muqolli has spent more than two decades trying to rebuild his life. He remarried,

Hargeysa, the capital city of Somaliland. (Mustafa Saeed/Noema Magazine)

A Country Shaped By Poetry

This article, by APF fellow Nina Strochlic, first appeared in the Noēma Magazine on February 21, 2024. It was supported by her research for her APF fellowship. Hargeysa, the capital city of Somaliland. (Mustafa Saeed/Noema Magazine) Somaliland’s poets have toppled governments and ushered in peace.