Learn the history of the African American community of Fayette County through a personal tour of the center. Dr. Thomas will also share visions for future programming at the event.

2 Presentations at the PCA Regional Conference with Dr. Raina J. León and Dr. Norma D. Thomas:

• Age Futurism - Lessons Learned from Afrofuturism

• Using Oral History to Do Assessment

Dr. Raina J. León and Dr. Norma D. Thomas talk about black god mother this body as part of the Black Freighter Press Book Club

To promote, Generational Archives, our new podcast, we will be going live on Instagram (@rainaleon) to talk about how we got our starts, developing questions to explore, why it’s important to start with yourself first, and that sometimes you have to look at the side view to get where you want to go. Check us out on Anchor here. You can also listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music. All times are EST.

To promote, Generational Archives, our new podcast, we will be going live on TikTok(@RAINAJLEON) to talk about how we got our starts in genealogical research, how to develop questions to explore, why it’s important to start with yourself first, and that sometimes you have to look at the side view to get where you want to go. Check us out on Anchor here. You can also listen to us on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Amazon Music. All times are EST.

“At Home With Growing Older (AHWGO) is pleased to announce the next episode of At Home, On Air with Dr. Norma Thomas and Raina J. León. Norma and her daughter Raina are frequent collaborators. They recently put forth and co-wrote a piece about afro- and age-futurism in a recent issue of Generations. What can be learned from afro-futurism, which visualizes a future where people of African descent are liberated fully and integrally as part of society with full equity, for the concept of age-futurism? How can the effort of one movement support another? What would a future look like in the United States, where we do not pit people and generations against one another but integrate them? Norma and Raina are the perfect role model of bridging this divide.”

“Norma and her daughter Raina are frequent collaborators. They recently put forth and co-wrote a piece about afro- and age-futurism in a recent issue of Generations. What can be learned from afro-futurism, which visualizes a future where people of African descent are liberated fully and integrally as part of society with full equity, for the concept of age-futurism? How can the effort of one movement support another? What would a future look like in the United States, where we do not pit people and generations against one another but integrate them? Norma and Raina are the perfect role model of bridging this divide.”