Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What started as an art expedition has now become a history lesson about the importance, legacy, and preservation of minority ...

Wa Na Wari in Seattle, Washington (all images courtesy of Elisheba Johnson) SEATTLE — In Washington state, Wa Na Wari is reclaiming a historically Black neighborhood that is on the brink of erasure.

In a small room on the top floor of a house in the Central District, a video plays in a continuous loop. I'm going to tell you about the video, but first I want to tell you about the house. It's ...

“People will come in all the time and say, ‘This is Maunt Birdie’s house,’” said Wa Na Wari co-founder Elisheba Johnson in a recent conversation about the Central District art space‘s history, and its ...

Last year around this time, Black art space and collective Wa Na Wari was celebrating its opening. Located in the Central District, the space named after the southern Nigerian Kalabari word for "our ...

Though cooler temperatures and the Big Dark are just around the corner, there’s no better time to strap on some comfy walking shoes, slip on a cozy sweater and revel in an outdoor presentation of ...