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Action, Arts

Resistance.

November 13, 2016 Ami W

Here we are. I still have my mind set on freedom. “What they don’t understand…She don’t give up…She won’t give up.” As I processed the depressing news of the election, the photos from Unsung Heroes – Héroes Anónimos, posted last Thursday, … Continue reading Resistance.

Action, Arts, History

Awesome Events + More

October 19, 2016July 1, 2017 Ami W

My October piece for the Urban News is about an upcoming event that is being produced by Sheneika Smith of Date My City in partnership with Buncombe County and the UNC Asheville African Americans in WNC Conference (more details on … Continue reading Awesome Events + More

Action, Arts, History

Isaiah Rice Photos, Word on the Street, Southside

October 7, 2016 Ami W

TONIGHT “Last fall, UNC Asheville was gifted more than 1,000 photographs by artist Isaiah Rice, including many shots taken locally from the ’50s to the ’70s. ‘What people will see in these photos is a different Asheville as far as … Continue reading Isaiah Rice Photos, Word on the Street, Southside

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Goombay Festival highlights multiculturalism in Asheville

Souls Were Fed

September 12, 2016September 13, 2016 Ami W

  The 2016 Asheville Goombay Festival was beautiful. There is so much to say about why it was so beautiful. For now, here are a few comments about it I pulled from Facebook. The first quote is from Chef Gene Ettison, … Continue reading Souls Were Fed

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Sheneika Smith and Andre Daugherty for Goomby Festival Cultural Diversity in Asheville

Asheville Goombay Festival

September 6, 2016September 19, 2021 Ami W

The YMI Cultural Center‘s Asheville Goombay Festival is this week, September 9-11. Goombay has been in existence for over 35 years and is the largest African American event held in Asheville. As one of my freelance projects, I have been providing … Continue reading Asheville Goombay Festival

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WRES: The Urban Sounds of Asheville

May 23, 2016July 31, 2016 Ami W

My quality of life is enhanced by WRES FM, whose tagline is “The Urban Sounds of Asheville.” For the past twelve or so years that WRES has been on the air, the radios in my car and house are frequently set to 100.7 … Continue reading WRES: The Urban Sounds of Asheville

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Shuvonda Harper

Taking Steps

February 18, 2016July 31, 2016 Ami W

Steps Towards Possibility When visionary leaders describe the Asheville/WNC we could be, their visions become lights that illuminate my steps, and the steps of others in our community moving towards positive possibility. There are people with big hearts and bright minds making change … Continue reading Taking Steps

Action, Arts

On Interstates and Initiatives

November 17, 2015July 31, 2016 Ami W

Last night was the public hearing on the NC DOT’s I-26 plans. It is really frightening what they want to do. Click here for information on how to express your concern, and demand alternatives. I personally wish they’d just leave it … Continue reading On Interstates and Initiatives

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The Art of Resilience

November 11, 2015August 3, 2016 Ami W

DeWayne Barton’s “The Art of Resilience” art opening, book release and poetry reading is this Friday, November 13, starting at 7 pm at the YMI Cultural Center, 39 South Market Street. (Stop by after the Asheville High School debate if you … Continue reading The Art of Resilience

Action, Arts

On My Radar

March 5, 2015August 11, 2016 Ami W

Lately it feels to me like everything has sped up. I have been seeing an upsurge of action around equity and racial justice in Asheville, not to mention the signs of a cultural shift in the air. This gives me … Continue reading On My Radar

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