We Are the Promised Land is an altar to Black land legacies in the Mississippi Hill Country that centers the Hollowell family and their land in Waterford, Mississippi, Foxfire Ranch. With all the Black land loss stories in Mississippi, we wanted to explore how the Hollowell family kept their land in the family for over a century, the compromises, sacrifices, and risks involved, and the cultural mechanisms that made it possible. Through a podcast, poetry, photography, video, and more, we explore a kaleidoscopic view of the region, all to engage our community in a conversation about inheritance - what echoes of our ancestors suggest that we are their afterlife? How do we create the afterlife they deserve?
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We Are the Promised Land is a multimedia altar to Black land legacies in North Mississippi that explores our ongoing collaboration with our ancestors. Our view of the region ripples out from the Hollowells at Foxfire Ranch who have maintained their family land for over a century. We Are the Promised Land premieres in Spring 2024. But you can hear each episode of our podcast in development at our online listening parties. We will host one per month through July for our Kofi community. You can join for free, or make a one time or a sustaining donation right here on this page. This project has been a century in the making and we are very excited to share it with you!
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