http://binyahfilm.org There's No Place Like Home Wed, 07 Jul 2010 16:54:27 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Tune in to PBS / ETV on Thursday, July 8 2010 for a broadcast screening of "Bin Yah: There's No Place Like Home". IN MEMORY - The Reverend Victoria Glover Washington, featured in the film "Bin Yah", passed away on June 24, 2010. She was 95 years old. The ... http://binyahfilm.org/2010/07/bin-yah-on-pbs-etv-thursday-july-8-2010/ By Jessica Johnson for The Post and Courier Trucks and cars pass above Mount Pleasant's new Memorial Waterfront Park and some of them slow to follow signs directing them from the bridge to the town's new waterfront gateway that opened July 3. Visitors have found that the park is a great place ... http://binyahfilm.org/2009/09/memorial-waterfront-park-friendly-to-visitors-not-basketmakers/ What's happening on the Gullah / Geechee national calendar!?  Please check back often as we continue to add events. Got an event? Submit by email HERE Listed by state, alphabetically Boston "TALES FROM THE LAND OF GULLAH" September 19 – December 31, 2009 Families are immersed in the world of the Gullah people who lived on ... http://binyahfilm.org/2009/09/gullah-geechee-news-events-fall-2009/ Gibbes Museum of Art by Cara Kelly, for the Charleston City Paper Since 1905, the Gibbes Museum of Art has housed celebrated American artwork and has served as an intrinsic part of the visual arts community in Charleston. The organization's notoriety and long history in the city has undoubtedly helped it ... http://binyahfilm.org/2009/08/ancestry-and-innovation-african-american-art-from-the-american-folk-museum/ Leroy Campbell, artist, has been capturing scenes from black life for over 20 years in portraits that are at once charming, witty and touching. From the trademark torn edges that evoke a strong sense of nostalgia to the vibrant, eye catching colors, Campbell's art has been featured in such hit ... http://binyahfilm.org/2009/04/leroy-campbell-a-gullah-collection/ Part of our country's growing trend toward ethnic self-awareness has been a renewed interest in Gullah, the colorful language and accompanying lifestyle that once flourished on the South Carolina sea islands from Georgetown to Daufuskie. Researchers reported that as late as 1979, 100,000 South Carolinians spoke Gullah. Current estimates count 7,000 ... http://binyahfilm.org/2009/03/the-gullah-language/ PURCHASE THE "BIN YAH" DVD Credit Cards - Follow "Buy Now" Button. Checks - Please mail a check for $28 ($22 plus $6 Ground shipping/handling) for each DVD to: Bin Yah DVD c/o The Cut Company, 2120 Noisette Blvd, studio 120, N. Charleston, 29405 // < ![CDATA[ showMark(2); // ]]> <img src="https://checkout.google.com/seller/accept/images/ht.gif" mce_src="https://checkout.google.com/seller/accept/images/ht.gif" width="182" height="44" alt="Google ... http://binyahfilm.org/2009/03/purchase-the-film-on-dvd/ March, 2009 - Plans are in the works to demolish Jennie Moore Elementary  and build a new one, but it won’t go without a fight. [caption id="attachment_124" align="alignleft" width="249" caption="At the Sweetgrass Cultural Arts Festival 2008 at Laing Middle School."][/caption] The school is nestled within the Sweetgrass Basket corridor on Hamlin Road ... http://binyahfilm.org/2009/03/save-jennie-moore/ SCETV - August 14, 2008 - 10pm Southern Lens Television Schedule Find your ETV Station Channel ----- Bin Yah: There’s No Place Like Home is a documentary for sale on this website: presented by Justin Nathanson and The ChasDOC Film Society, the film explores the potential loss of important historic African American communities in ... http://binyahfilm.org/2008/07/next-television-broadcast-of-bin-yah/ - Hidden Heritage - The Community of Scanlonville fights to protect its history and cemetery Original City Paper Link to Article As it has for over 100 years, the quiet, marsh-front community of Scanlonville usually goes unnoticed. The Mt. Pleasant neighborhood is not a tourist attraction. It is not in most ... http://binyahfilm.org/2008/07/charleston-city-paper-cover-story-on-scanlonville/