Aug

2020

Conversation with Renee

What a surprise!! This was the first time that Dawn D. Hester and I recorded our podcast together. I was prepared to talk about one topic and it was changed for me during the recording. Listen to find out how what happens! Click on the ...

Jul

2020

Podcast - Renee L. Ferguson Book Project

I am back with another new podcast episode! Season 1 - Episode 7. This podcast is about a personal project that my husband and I have been working on for the last two years. It has been stalled a bit this year due to the pandemic, however, we ...

Jul

2020

New Podcast

I have joined the Photography Adventures Podcast with Dawn D. Hester! Season 1, Episode 6: All about Renee L. Ferguson. Maybe not all about me but it gives a general idea of who I am. This is not about the technical ...

Apr

2020

Poem to the World - No. 1

In 1995, Dr. Maya Angelou wrote “A Brave and Startling Truth” to commemorate the United Nations 50th Anniversary. Prior to delivering her poem, she said and I quote, “I wrote this piece for every human being on earth.” ...

Feb

2020

Crystal Good - Poet

Who would have ever thought that a forty-seven-year-old woman would receive a profound lesson in West Virginia African American History while conducting a photo shoot? Certainly not me. I have practically lived my entire life in West Virginia apart ...

Feb

2020

A LOVE STORY

Please allow me to share with you on this February 14, 2020 Valentine’s Day an extraordinary portrait that comes with a special story—one of young love. What really makes this story so special is the fact that the identity of the two ...

Feb

2020

Mr. Joseph Turner - 2-star General

July 5, 2019 was a sweltering day in Institute, West Virginia. I was fortunate to find refuge from the heat in West Virginia State University’s Wilson Student Union building. While there—in front of the Wall of Stars—I ...

Oct

2019

The Gentle General - Mr. Kenneth Gray

On the outside looking in, an individual can never know what a person is really like. Such is the case with my photo session with Mr. Kenneth Gray. A retired 2-star general in the United States Army and a former vice president of Student Affairs at ...

Oct

2019

Mister Donell

I sat exasperated one evening at my work desk thumbing through some recent portraits on my overworked computer, just winding down from a long day of work. My perusing came to an abrupt halt when on my computer screen suddenly appeared a portrait of ...

May

2019

Where the Young Thundering Herd and the Buckeyes Meet

On Good Friday 2019, I met up with Mr. William “Mickey” Jackson at his home in the outskirts of Columbus, Ohio. Mr. Jackson is part of the illustrious group of African-Americans from West Virginia who will be featured in my upcoming ...

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