Zoom Dinner with Tim Wise Join the John Mitchell, Jr. Program, Busboys and Poets, and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for an engaging talk each Monday in June. About this Event MONDAY, JUNE 1, 6pm to 7pm EST: In conversation with Andy Shallal (CEO & Founder, Busboys and Poets) and Prof. Charles L. Chavis, Jr.
Inclusivity in Isolation Free Live Webinar Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:00 - 2:15 PM ET Description Left unnamed and unaddressed, ongoing barriers like bias and discrimination continue to isolate those engaging with and working in our arts community. Now, as we navigate the current pandemic, isolation is exacerbated. Fostering a sense of safety and belonging
AAAM | EMP Group invites you join our Protest Playlist Event. Live DJ set from "Mr. Magic Hands" When: Tuesday, June 9th, 2020 at 7:30 pm EST Register By: June 9th, 2020 6:30 pm EST This initiative is open to all AAAM Members. Please feel free to share this information with peers; however,
Free Online Film Screening and Discussion of Documentary "Kindred Spirits" Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. (EDT) RSVP at http://www.WHUTKindredScreening.eventbrite.com As part of its "Movie Theatre Thursdays" series, PBS station WHUT hosts a virtual screening and discussion of the new documentary, "Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell," produced by
Mitchelville Spotlight: The Relationship Between African Americans And Law Enforcement This episode of Mitchelville Spotlight endeavors to examine the complicated relationship between African Americans and Law Enforcement historically up to present time. HMFP Executive Director Ahmad Ward and Associate Professor of History at Ohio State, Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries will discuss civil rights and law
Juneteenth Celebration On this June 19th, six AAAM Institutional Members from coast to coast will join forces to launch BLKFREEDOM.org, a digital commemoration of Juneteenth, the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was officially enforced, ending enslavement in Texas. BLKFREEDOM.org will air an original video presentation featuring appearances from Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first African American
The National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center (NAAMCC) is presenting its seventh annual juried art show-Art of Soul! This year, NAAMCC will collaborate with the King Arts Complex to host Art of Soul! in Columbus, Ohio. The exhibit will open on Saturday, September, 26, 2020, at the King Arts Complex 867 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus.
AAAM will host web-based regional conversations for executive leaders of African American museums across the country. The sessions will take place over the next three months with each regional cohort starting at 2:00pm (Eastern Standard Time). We hope that leaders will use this platform for collective brainstorming, sharing of ideas and resources, and to strategically
Sometimes voices are not heard audibly but visually, a voice can be amplified through the power of the Arts. For the creatives, art is healing, therapeutic, and a means of expression that allows others to be touched by its beauty. With current events, we have heard the collective cry of racial injustice. Artists around the country
#TakeTimeThursdays | Soulful Delight: Light Dishes for Summertime Meals with Chef Moses Jackson Louisiana chef, Moses Jackson, discusses what inspired his love for the culinary arts. He’ll do a live cooking demonstration for two light summertime dishes. Chef Moses Jackson has been delighting culinary palates across the country for more than 20 years. A native
Director Dawn Porter uses interviews and rare archival footage in her highly anticipated documentary entitled “John Lewis: Good Trouble.” A Magnolia Pictures and Participant release, the film chronicles the Georgia U.S. Congressman Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on issues ranging from voting rights to immigration. Drawing on present-day interviews with Lewis,