Budokan, Tokyo (Canon A-1, Portra 400 film) Pioneer: Art Blakey, 1983 Fieldnotes is a report giving a first hand account about the progress of The Pioneer’s Manuscript. In case you missed Fieldnotes 001, The Pioneer’s Manuscript documents Black pioneers of the past, highlights present-day Black and Japanese partnerships, and works towards creating the next generation of pioneers by laying the foundation for Dayton, Ohio’s first transnational mentorship program. Blue Notes and Tunisia Nights...

Yasaka Shrine, Kyoto (Canon A-1, Portra 400 film) Pioneer: James Weldon Johnson The Pioneer’s Manuscript is a documentary and cultural diplomacy project led in partnership with the National Association for Black Engagement with Asia (NABEA) that strengthens U.S.–Japan relations by documenting historical and contemporary partnerships between Black American pioneers, individuals who have forged new paths and expanded opportunities for others, as well as their Japanese partners. This project...