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Leaf renews with Bruce Mulkey

LEAF Renewed By Bruce Mulkey

When my family packed up and headed to the LEAF Retreat that took place on ...
Blue Ridge Pride

The History and Resilience of Pride

Happy Pride Month LEAFers! Did you know that Pride Month is over 50 years old?! ...

LEAF Member, David Nachlas, Opens Up

The festival retreat was a fortunate way to emerge from a year or more of ...

The Power of Preservation

This month at LEAF, we are thinking more about cultural preservation. Throughout the year, we ...

LEAF Celebrates the History of Jazz

Jazz music is widely considered one of America’s greatest contributions to the world–it completely revolutionized ...

LEAF Celebrates Black History, by Staying the Course

With Pan-African programming spanning from Africa to WNC, honoring and reflecting Blackness is business as ...

Mayani is a Maasai boy from longido Arusha. He went to boarding school at 6 years old and lost his Maasai language and tradition. Since joining the LEAF program, he has learned to sing Maasai songs, practiced the ‘jump’ tradition and wear Maasai shukas (traditional clothing). Mayani is extremely happy and is currently teaching other youth the culture.