A Vital Matters Perspective: The Survival of Ancestral Histories Despite Trauma and Erasure

The Survival of Ancestral Histories Despite Trauma and Erasure

The multilayered title They Are With Us speaks to both spiritual presence and cultural reclamation. For Patrisse Cullors and many in the Los Angeles Yoruba diaspora community, the work also represents a powerful act of remembrance and revival, acknowledging ancestral histories that survived despite the traumas of enslavement and cultural erasure. Curator Erica Jones shares how this exhibition embodies a broader movement among Black communities reclaiming Yoruba traditions as living heritage.

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