Moments of Resilience Amid a Pandemic

SAPIENS host Chip Colwell speaks with Melanie Adams, the director of the Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum (ACM), about #Moments of Resilience, the ACM’s effort to document and eventually tell African Americans’ stories about the times we're living through now. They also discuss the unique role of a community museum, the value of oral history, and the communities the ACM serves from its home in Washington, D.C.

Check out these links to the three stories Melanie reads in this episode:

• Spreading Joy; One Rock at a Time
• More Than a Cup of Coffee
• The Resurrection of Gloria

The following pieces are sources Chip mentions in his introduction:

• “As Pandemic Deaths Add Up, Racial Disparities Persist—and in Some Cases Worsen” by Daniel Wood
• “No, ‘Racial Genetics’ Aren’t Affecting COVID-19 Deaths” by Sonia Zakrzewski