Happy New Year! A New Decade to Make and Preserve Our History
Welcome to 2020! As I reflect on 2019, it was a year of beginnings for Nostalgic Soul Collective. We relaunched our website, became active with social media, sponsored our first Pop Up and began to share our story and mission to preserve our history; that of the African Diaspora.
In 2020 we look forward to expanding our reach and sharing the knowledge. In doing so, we want our followers to join us in our mission.
Here are some ideas for consideration. Add to the list by sharing your thoughts with us in the comments section.
1. Subscribe to one of the many national Black magazines, webpages and networks. such as: Ebony, Black Enterprise, O, etc.
2. Begin researching your family history. There are several sites that can get you started. The Best Geneology sites for African Americans - https://www.afrigeneas.com/best_sites/
3. Share family stories either orally or in written form. Take notes of your family’s physical health history. Record the information if possible.
4. Make prints of digital family photos. Organize and share them with family and friends.
5. Convert your family Beta/VHS videos to digital media.
6. Collect and save family heirlooms. If you don’t have any, start with something of your own and pass down to a child, niece, nephew, godchild or grandchild.
7. Create a library of books and documentaries by and about the African Diaspora. Check out what’s new for 2020. Books by African Americans. https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/135386.Forthcoming_Books_for_2020_by_African_Americans
9. Donate books that represent our culture to a local school or after school program.
10. Don’t throw out your Black magazines. Keep or donate them to a Senior Care facility or learning center in your city/neighborhood.
11. Celebrate Black History everyday. You can subscribe to receive daily Black History lessons. Check out these sites:
12. Visit or get a membership to at least one African American Museum or other historical site. Check out this list: https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-museums-united-states-and-canada/
13. Make plans to travel to another country, region or city to learn about the African Diaspora experiences.
14. Discover or rediscover our history in your own back yard. We tend to take things for granted.
15. Support your local Black dance, music or theater company. Enroll your children in African American educational programs outside of school. Check into local rites of passage programs
Top Black Dance Companies Article - https://travelnoire.com/black-dance-companies-country
List of Black Theatre Companies - https://blacktheatrematters.org/black-theatre-companies/
Last, but not least, SUPPORT BLACK BUSINESSES, and for those who own and operate a Black business, support your patrons with the best customer service that you can provide. Build a relationship to keep them coming back!
May 2020 bring you blessings, peace and a sense of purpose.
From the NSC family