not yo mama’s home cookin’
Step inside the world of Franklin County middle schoolers and encounter the new face of rural North Carolina—Latino, African, African-American, Montegnard, Euro-American. As the students share stories, reflections, jokes, and recipes, they create an unexpected narrative of life in a world their parents could have never envisioned.
(In conjunction with Student Action with Farmworkers and the Franklin County SchoolSystem.)
PERFORMANCE
SCRIPT
The changing faces of rural North Carolina take the stage to share openly—and sometimes disconcertingly—their experiences, insights, jokes, and questions about life in an increasingly diverse community.
EXHIBIT
PORTRAITS
We invited the students to find their perfect spot for a portrait, a particular space on the school grounds that somehow reflected who they were or how they wanted to beknown.
BOOK
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“A Sense of Place,” about where our people, and not only our people, are buried opens the book and marks our very first conversation together. The pages that follow are dedicated to the young people of rural North Carolina, whose willingness to explore new territory makes a vibrant community possible. And to the families of Franklin County: Jones, Wilder, Lee, Mitchner, Ramirez, Hernandez, and all the others.
