Diane Faison studied the life of Harriet Tubman and has written and performed a one-woman play about the leader of the Underground Railroad. For these performances, Ms. Faison received a grant from the Winston-Salem Arts Council to perform in retirement homes with high Medicaid populations as well as a Wells Fargo Grant in Education to perform in middle schools throughout the Winston-Salem Forsyth county school district. She has performed or will perform at Salem College, Shaw University, Meredith College, Guilford College, and Longwood University..