- Wilmington massacre of 1898 - https://time.com/5861644/1898-wilmington-massacre-essential-lesson-state-violence/ - The belated racial reckoning of 2020 - The need to invest in early childhood arts education - The problems with reactionary or token arts support - Flawed Philanthropy - The begging nature of the arts - Arts funding and the need to show a return on investment (ROI) - Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 Report (AEP5) - https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-program/reports-and-data/research-studies-publications/arts-economic-prosperity-5 - The Covid-19 effects on arts grants - The importance of a good board (as a Non-profit) - The benefits of an email newsletter - Racism is not something to 'move past' but something to change People + Places Mentioned: Samm-Art Williams - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samm-Art_Williams Grenoldo Frazier - https://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20181230/celebrated-wilmington-pianist-grenoldo-frazier-dies Alicia Alexander Black Arts Alliance - http://www.blackartsalliance.org/ The North Carolina Black Film Festival - http://www.blackartsalliance.org/ Arts NC - https://artsnc.org/ Landfall Foundation - https://www.landfallfoundation.org/ Americans for the Arts - https://www.americansforthearts.org/ Brooklyn Arts Center - https://www.brooklynartsnc.com/ https://artscouncilofwilmington.org/