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06Aug, 2019
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2019 Pre-Conference Digital Humanities Afrofuturism Workshop
Jackson, MSAugust 6 @ 8:30 am - August 7 @ 4:30 pm
The Pre-Conference Digital Humanities Afrofuturism Workshop will be held in two parts at the Jackson State University Innovation Lab on Tuesday,
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07Aug, 2019
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2019 AAAM Pre-Conference Museum Educators Workshop
Jackson, MSAugust 7 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
ACTIVATE, LISTEN, EMPOWER: A Special Workshop for Museum Educators Join us for an interactive session, which will feature case studies and
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Are you interested in learning more about Museums for All, an initiative dedicated to expanding community access? Join staff from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Association of Children’s Museums to learn more about how and why 400 museums participate in the program. Thursday, July 25, 2019 1:00 – 2:00pm Eastern Participant call-in
Dear AAAM Members and Supporters: On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of the Association of African American Museums (AAAM), I am pleased to send our heartiest congratulations to Mr. Lonnie Bunch on his historic appointment as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Mr. Bunch has served as the founding director of the Smithsonian’s
Blending the African Diaspora with science, philosophy, and technology, Afrofuturism has long been a part of Black popular culture. Afrofuturism, a term coined in 1994 by Mark Dery, has long been a part of Black popular culture. Blending the African Diaspora with science, technology, and philosophy, Afrofuturism is a way for Black people to see and expand
Executive producer Samuel L. Jackson, along with director Simcha Jacobovici, producer Ric Esither Bienstock and their film crew came to the Museum for a tour to see the current Diving With a Purpose Featured Exhibit and to film for an upcoming six part documentary series on the transatlantic slave trade. The Featured Exhibit highlights a collaboration