An Impulse to Keep: Greenwood Art Project

An Impulse to Keep is published on the occasion of the Greenwood Art Project, an initiative led by artists Rick Lowe/william cordova with Jerica Wortham, Marlon Hall, Jeff Van Hanken and Kode Ransom. The project brings together artists, residents, leaders, organizations, and businesses to raise awareness of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and the destruction of its thriving Black community in the historic Greenwood District that included Black Wall Street, one of the most prominent Black-owned business districts in the United States during the early 1900s. This 215-page publication, available in softcover and hardcover editions, brings together contributors such as Edwidge Danticat, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitt, Lauren Kelley, and Evan Garza, among others, to reflect on the 28 projects that comprise the Greenwood Art Project initiative. With Essays by: J. Faith Almiron; Tiffany E. Barber; Christina L. Beatty; Adrienne Chadwick; Jackie Clay; Rick Lowe/william cordova; Edwidge Danticat; Aldeide Delgado; Ryan N. Dennis; Makeba Dixon-Hill; Adrienne Edwards; teri elam; Colette Gaiter; Evan Garza; Gia M. Hamilton; Samantha Hill; Lauren Kelley; Gean Moreno; Monique Moss; Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts; Amy Rosenblum-Martin; Marie Vickles; and Leon A. Waters. Projects by: Sarah Ahmad Alchemy:Anonymous (Casey McLerran) TheRese Anderson-Aduni Myiesha Gordon Beales Black Artists Collaborating-Tulsa Anthony Curtis Brinkley, Ebony Iman Dallas, and Derick Alexander Crystal Z Campbell Ari Christopher Charles “Chuck” Cissel Kenesha Daniels Eaton Media Services Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Jimmy Friday Jessica Harvey Deborah J. Hunter Stevie “Dr. View” Johnson L. Joi McCondichie Met Cares Foundation/Greenwood Leadership Academy Katherine Penny Mitchell and Sharron Tinsley Phetote Mshairi Ray Pearcey Dr. Courtney Skipper Alexander Tamahn and Deborah Richards Dawn Tree Mikeal Vaughn Maybelle Wallace Candace G. Wiley Mary L. Williams