Calendar of Events

Jackson State University: 50th Commemoration of the Gibbs-Green Tragedy DATE May 14, 2020 - May 15, 2020 LOCATION Jackson State University 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, MS 39217

African American Genealogy Workshop Learn more about the history and genealogy of African and Native American peoples from genealogical expert Angela Walton-Raji, and Alaina Roberts, Ph.D., assistant professor of history

Emancipation in Florida online event is co-presented by the John G. Riley Center/Museum and the Florida Department of State. You can tune in Wednesday, May 20, 11am to 4pm, by

Women Heal through Rite and Ritual – Online Exhibition Women Heal through Rite and Ritual draws from the imaginative narratives of artists Lavett Ballard, Tawny Chatmon, Oletha DeVane, Shanequa Gay,

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Ida B. Wells | From Slavery to Freedom Film Series Join the African American Program of the Heinz History Center for an online screening of “Ida B. Wells: A Passion

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

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

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:

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,

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

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

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

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

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

#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

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

Livestream cooking demonstration celebration for Margaret Walker’s 105th birthday featuring Footprint Farms, Chef Enrika Williams of Fauna Foodworks, and JSU Professor C. Liegh McInnis In celebration of Margaret Walker's 105th

Filmmaker Cintia Cabib’s new documentary, Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell, will premiere on PBS station WHUT in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, July 7 at 9:30