How African-American Museums Are Navigating Book Bans
Source: Hyperallergic.com Rhea Nayyar Black history and culture institutions are stepping in to fill the gaps with uncensored and community-oriented programming. As access to information gets politicized through book bans,
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 Sites Offer Opportunities To Celebrate And Serve This Black History Month
Source: BlackStarNews.com Photos: AAAM\YouTube Screenshots Washington, D.C. — This Black History Month, the Association of African American Museums (AAAM) invites everyone to visit cultural destinations that are committed to preserving
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
Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Joins #AAAM2023
Association of African American Museums Announces an Opening Plenary to Include Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Washington, D.C. —The Association of African American Museums (AAAM), a non-profit organization that
AACRN Grant Applications – Now 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 $25,000.
AAAM mourns the loss of Mrs. Aurelia Ruth Brooks
January 18, 1931-May 11, 2021. Aurelia Ruth Brooks, daughter of Harriet Ferguson and Rio Grande Roberts Jr., died on May 11, 2021, at the age of 90, in Los Angeles,
AAAM2021 Robert F. Smith Keynote Conversation
RECORDING AVAILABLE – The 43rd Annual Conference featured a keynote conversation entitled, Why Black Museums Matter: Strengthening Our Institutions, Communities and Museums, by Robert F. Smith, Founder, Chairman, and CEO
Remembering Adele C Johnson
Image provided by the Richmond Times Dispatch Original Article Located in the Richmond Free Press Adele C. Johnson pushed to ensure the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of
Remembering Miriam Esther Jiménez Román
Miriam Esther Jiménez Román June 11, 1951 – August 6, 2020 Obituary – Provided by http://www.afrolatinoforum.org Miriam E. Jiménez Román, the Puerto Rican archivist, social theorist, scholar, lecturer, writer, editor,