(Un)Known Project in the News

Blogs:

Fighting for Transformational Ideas – Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards 2024

Election Reflection from Hannah Drake

History, Community, and the Power of Shared Experiences: Josh Miller on Lessons from Niagara Falls and Toronto

I pray one day, we will finally feel at home: Hannah Drake reflects on time in Toronto, Canada

News and publications:

Routledge Texbook: Trauma Informed Placemaking. Chapter: Leadership Horizons in Culture Futurism & Creative Placehealing, co-authored by Theo Edmonds, Josh Miller and Hannah Drake features (Un)Known Project as case study  

Disruption and Convergence: Generation New Conversations through Arts Research: Edmonia Lewis , the Greek Slave Statue and the #SayHerName Movement authored by Catherine M. Roach, Yolanda M. Manora and Hannah L. Drake  

The Ohio River’s Historical Role in Slavery and Freedom
Fodors Travel

Belonging to Blackness Podcast: S5, Ep 043 with Hannah Drake and Josh Miller of (Un)Known Project on using art to unearth the names of enslaved African descendants 

Enslaved people in Louisville come to life through augmented reality experience
Spectrum News1

New augmented reality experience shares stories of enslaved people in Kentucky
WLKY

Gov. Beshear joins commission on women to induct members into Kentucky Women Remembered exhibit
The Ohio County Monitor

First Kentucky and Colorado Leaders Selected for Soros Equality Fellowship to expand (Un)Known Project
Press Release

Immersive Belle of Louisville cruise to depict families escaping slavery
WAVE News

‘Journeys to Freedom’; Ohio River cruises depict experiences of enslaved people
Spectrum News1, by Erin Kelly

In ‘Journeys To Freedom,’ actors depict stories of escape across the Ohio River
89.3 WFPL News, by Yasmine Jumaa

The Journeys to Freedom: (Un)Known Project River Cruise will make its debut on the Belle of Louisville
Queer Kentucky

‘Journeys to Freedom’ cruises this summer
WDRB News

New art installation at Frazier is designed to be a contemplative space, reflecting on the lives of enslaved Kentuckians
89.3 WFPL News, by Stephanie Wolf

Art as Activism: Josh Miller and Hannah L. Drake Share Inspiration for (Un)Known Project
University of Colorado Denver College of Arts & Media Press Room

“It brings tears to my eyes” – What you need to know for June 21, 2021
WHAS11

(Un)Known Project’s Memorial Honors Nearly-Forgotten Black People
Stephanie Wolf for WFPL News

Louisville ‘(Un)Known Project’ to highlight once forgotten names of Kentucky slaves 
WAVE3

A history you can stand in | (Un)Known Project carves names of enslaved people ‘On the Banks of Freedom’ 
Tom Lally for WHAS11

(Un)known Project’s new public art along the Ohio River honors the enslaved on Juneteenth
Billy Kobin and Sylvia Goodman for Louisville Courier Journal

New installation on Louisville’s riverfront honors enslaved Kentuckians
WLKY

(Un)Known Project Juneteenth 2021 event live stream | Metro TV

On the Banks of Freedom Overview | Metro TV

Bellarmine alum Josh Miller drives awareness for Pride Month and Juneteenth
Bellarmine University

‘The Unknown Project’ hopes to put spotlight on enslaved Louisvillians
WLKY

On a Kentucky Riverbank, a Path to Remembrance
Maggie Jones for The New York Times

Louisville monument honors lives of people who were enslaved in Kentucky 
Spectrum News 1 

Black Louisvillians Lend Their Feet For ‘(Un)Known Project’ Artwork
Stephanie Wolf for 89.3 WFPL

The (Un)Known Project will honor Kentucky’s forgotten slaves with art along Ohio River
Andre Toran for Louisville Courier Journal

‘Somebody Knew Them’: New Monument Will Honor ‘(Un)Known’ Enslaved People
Stephanie Wolf for NPR

Art Project Acknowledging The Lives Of Unnamed Slaves Receives NEA Grant
Stephanie Wolf for 89.3 WFPL

New Memorial Will Honor Black People Whose Names Were Lost To History
Stephanie Wolf for 89.3 WFPL