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    Jun, 2023

  • Philadelphia Porchfest

    June 3 @ 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm

    The 125th Birthday Celebration of Paul Robeson continues with activities during this year’s Porchfest 2023 event. Below is our tentative program

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    Jun, 2023

  • A Joyful Celebration

    June 3 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

    Joy is and has always been an effective tool that has allowed individuals and groups to shift the impact of negative

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AAAM Grant Program Deadline

APPLICATIONS OPEN Through a partnership with the National Park Service’s African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN), the Association of African American Museums (AAAM) will soon award several grants between $5,000 to

AAAM Is Awarded $500,000 From the Lilly Endowment to Advance the Visibility, Power, And Impact of Black Museums

MEDIA RELEASE: September 15, 2021 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Association of African American Museums (“AAAM”) is pleased to announce that a new grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. will help advance

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