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A few years ago, I visited the visit The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, also known as The Lynching Museum in Montgomery, Alabama, that memorializes racial terror lynchings. To be classified as a state that participated in racial terror lynchings (defined as lynchings intended to terrorize Black Americans and enforce racial hierarchy), the state had to lynch 100 or more Black people. Kentucky is one of the states listed in this memorial.

“These awards demonstrate the resilience of the arts in America, showcasing not only the creativity of their arts projects but the organizations’ agility in the face of a national health crisis,” said Mary Anne Carter, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. “We celebrate organizations like IDEAS xLab for providing opportunities for learning and engagement through the arts in these times.”