The National Civil Rights Museum brings New York Times best-selling author, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi to its Book and Author Series Wednesday. The youngest writer to receive the National Book Award, Kendi is the founding director of The Antiracist Research & Policy Center at American University and will discuss his recent work, How to be
The National Civil Rights presents its 28th annual signature event, The Freedom Award Gala & Ceremony, honoring JOHN LEGEND, HAFSAT ABIOLA, and GLORIA STEINEM for their significant contributions to civil and human rights. Click here to view the promotional video. Schools, libraries and other institutions with youth audiences are encouraged to host a “Watch Party”
We Rise! Gala An evening to remember! This culminating event marks the 50th Anniversary of the nation's first state ethnic commission, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC). This year's theme is “We Rise, Preserving Maryland’s African American Heritage". Join us as we celebrate Black history in Maryland through music, awards, performances,
Join the Arts Administrators of Color Network for the 2019 Annual Convening. The only annual convening for and by people of color in the arts. Hundreds of artists and arts administrators of color will descend upon Washington, D.C. for a weekend of learning, networking, site visits, parties, and community care! 20+ breakout sessions. 6 panels.
Celebrate the Grand Opening of the Sebrof-Forbes Cultural Arts Center (SFCAC) Institution-- Meeting Room and Office Space Rental Facility, 3535 University Blvd, West Kensington, Maryland 20895. The Grand Opening Dates are November 9-11, 2019 from 12pm to 6pm each day. All AAAM members are invited.
The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project is honored to host their second conference, “Lynching in Maryland: The Journey from Truth to Reconciliation”, on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at the Morgan State University Student Center in Baltimore from 9:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. (Doors will open at 9:00 a.m.) Co-sponsored by the MSU Robert M. Bell Center
Jackson State University: 14th Annual Creative Arts and Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival DATE April 03, 2020 - April 04, 2020 LOCATION JSU Student Center 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, MS 39217
A Museum for the People: Museums and Their Communities, 50 Years Later Smithsonian Symposium presented by the Anacostia Community Museum (ACM) and Asian Pacific American Center (APAC). About this Event Shortly after the opening of the first federally funded community museum in 1967, the community-focused phenomena began to sweep the nation. As organizations seeking to
Applications for the Save America's Treasures grant program are due on December 10, 2019, by 11:59 PM Eastern. P20AS00004 - Save America's Treasures - Collections P20AS00005 - Save America's Treasures - Preservation
TheIMMC's Islamic Thought Institute's Public Program Series present its next event supporting "Muslims with Christians and Jews: An Exhibition of Covenants and Coexistence." Please join them in the second conversation exploring another theme of the Covenants Exhibition Thursday, December 12, 2019. This and all Public Programs are FREE to the Public.
The History Leadership Institute (HLI) is a four-week professional development seminar for mid- and advanced-career professionals at history organizations of all types and sizes. Over four weeks, a cohort of eighteen Associates dive deep into a broad range of current and future national issues facing the history and museum field, including purpose, relevance, impact, decolonization,
Carter G. Woodson Birthday Commemoration In partnership with the National Park Service, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, ASALH sponsors an annual event to commemorate the birth of Carter G. Woodson. Join us for this free and open to the public celebration. The commemoration will be held on December 15, 2019. 2019 Woodson Birthday Celebration Date:
Applications for the Underrepresented Community grant program are due on December 17, 2019, by 11:59 PM Eastern P20AS00003 - Underrepresented Community (URC) Grants
This event will be held on December 19, 2019 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan from 6pm to 8pm. Please register at www.bit.ly/cgwoodson
Winter Motherland Kwanzaa Show w/ Culture Queen December 29, 2019 at 1pm at Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center Join Kwanzaa expert Culture Queen as she teaches your royal children a fresh approach to celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa through interactive music, movement, storytelling and Black History themed games. Admission is free.
Barber Shop Series by Schroeder Cherry in Bowie MD: Join us for the opening reception. Exhibit of 18 assemblage paintings from The Barber Shop Series. Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST Huntington Community Center Gallery 13022 8th Street Bowie, MD 20720
Digital Humanities Quarterly, one of the leading open-source journals on digital humanities, will be hosting a special issue on Black studies titled "Between DH and Me: Black Studies in/for the Rising Digital Humanities Generation." The call for proposals can be found attached as a PDF as well as at this link: http://bit.ly/between-DH-and-me-CFP. The co-editors for
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund are designed to advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes representing African American cultural heritage. The fund supports work in four primary areas: Capital Projects, Organizational Capacity Building, Project
Jackson State University: For My People Awards DATE January 17, 2020 COST $20 LOCATION JSU Student Center Ballroom 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, MS 39217
Jackson State University: 52nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation DATE January 17, 2020 at 10:00 am LOCATION Rose E. McCoy Auditorium 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, MS 39217