Manoj Purushothaman

Audio equipment for oral history project of the architectural history of Azule

Baily Barash

The project is a documentary with the working title, “What I Know Now.” It will be between 10 and 60 minutes in length. It will a compilation of the remarks of several hospice patients, most in the last six months

Kiyoko McCrae

“Gomela/To Return: Movement of our Mother Tongue” is an original production featuring award-winning poet Sunni Patterson and New Orleans dance and drumming company, Kumbuka African Drum and Dance Collective. This piece is currently in development and is being produced by

Emy Imoh

Visual artist Emy Imoh will collaborate with the youth of the Pittsburgh neighborhood of Atlanta, GA to create a culturally relevant public mural. In cooperation with the Andrew P. Stewart Center, the youth will beautify an exterior wall of their

Rasha Abdulhadi

Develop pieces that use Palestinian embroidery and some forms of English/Southern embroidery. She is a fiber artist, and she works with materials ranging from yarn, thread and fabric to paper and collage. See ROOTS Member Profile here.

Cristal Chanelle Truscott

The Burnin’ is an a cappella musical inspired by two nightclub tragedies; one in 1940 in Natchez, Mississippi (the Rhythm Night Club fire) and one in Chicago, Illinois in 2003 (a stampede at the city’s popular E3 nightclub). Occurring decades

Alternate ROOTS supports the creation and presentation of original art that is rooted in communities of place, tradition or spirit. We are a group of artists and cultural organizers based in the South creating a better world together. As Alternate ROOTS, we call for social and economic justice and are working to dismantle all forms of oppression—everywhere.