If you're in Wichita, be sure to make a stop at the Kansas African American Museum. On exhibit now until August 31 is "The Griots of Fiber - Wrapped in The Feeling: The Story Coat Exhibition." The 16 pieces in the exhibit, according to the Wichita Eagle, are "brightly colored "Story Coats" that celebrate music, honor family, explore African-American culture and remember the civil rights era." Enjoy the eight artists featured:
- Barbara McCraw (Denton, Texas)
- Trish Williams (Chicago)
- Vicki Meek (Dallas)
- Liani Foster (Washington, D.C.)
- Jacqui Dorsey (San Antonio)
- Sammie Nicely (Atlanta)
- Aundra McCoy (Memphis)
- Anita Holman Knox (Kansas)
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