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AAAM Names Coleman-Robinson President & CEO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Association of African American Museums Names Vedet Coleman-Robinson President & CEO Coleman-Robinson has served as the organization’s executive director since 2019  Washington, D.C. — Vedet Coleman-Robinson, Ph.D.,

Call for Proposals: Special Issue of The Public Historian

Call for Proposals:   Special Issue of The Public Historian in Partnership with the Association of African American Museums Public History as Resistance: The Evolution of Black Museums, Historically Black

Fleming Award Bunch

Dr. John E Fleming Award Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G Bunch III   Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III meets with AAAM Immediate Past President, LaNesha DeBardelaben and Executive Director, Dr. Vedet

Association of African American Museums Receives a $1 Million Grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

MEDIA RELEASE: September 30, 2021, WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association of African American Museums (AAAM) has received a grant of $1,000,000 over four years to solidify its administrative capacity and enhance