Calendar of Events

NMAAHC is proud to present acclaimed historian, and NMAAHC interim director, Dr. Spencer R. Crew in conversation with Paul Finkelman, historian and President of Gratz College about his recently published book entitled, Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History. The book chronicles the justice's legendary career as a civil rights litigator and founder of the NAACP

EVENT REGISTRATION Engage, Connect, Protect: Networking Reception and Fireside Chat with Author Angelou Ezeilo Greening Youth Foundation (GYF) Founder and CEO Angelou Ezeilo is working to change the face of conservation in the US by helping young people of color find meaningful outdoor careers. GYF’s signature program is its Youth Conservation Corps which has placed

Spring 2020: Board Building and Preservation Preservation Leadership Training Brought to you by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and made possible through the generous support of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. March 26–28, 2020 | Memphis, Tennessee CLICK HERE to Submit an application today   The National Trust for Historic

Planet Deep South is an interdisciplinary colloquium open to all scholars, artists, and students that explore the intellectual and creative expression of African people through a series of presentations and panel discussions designed to inspire the inquiry of Africana cultural production through a digital, historical and speculative lens. Abstracts should be 350 words or less. Deadline for

Black History Month Lecture: Freedom’s Blood Memories The African American Program of the Senator John Heinz History Center will hold its sixth annual Black History Month Lecture, which features Sowande Mustakeem, Ph.D., author of “Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage” with the lecture Freedom’s Blood Memories: Slavery, Terror and the

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) presents the 94th Annual Black History Luncheon and Author’s Book Signing will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Washington Renaissance Hotel, 999 9th St. NW, Washington, DC. The luncheon begins at 12 noon and Author’s Book Signing is free and

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The Gibbs/Green Commemorative exhibition honors the men and women who endured the vicious police attack on the campus of then Jackson State College in May 1970. Despite the terror that they faced 50 years ago, these people and their families have built lives of resiliency, not as victims but as survivors. Hundreds were impacted directly

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The Visual Culture of the American Civil War and Its Aftermath Application deadline: March 1, 2020 Notification date: March 27, 2020 NEH Summer Institute for College and University Teachers' July 6 – 17, 2020 The Graduate Center, City University of New York New York, New York The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning

A Soldier for Civil Rights This March, Women's History Month will be celebrated at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, with the popular series Programs in the Parlor. Each program blends a short talk, museum, and a special artifact. On Saturday, March 14th, Katie McCabe, co-author of the book "Mighty Justice: My

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker is an upcoming American drama web television limited series, based on the biography On Her Own Ground by A'Lelia Bundles, that is set to premiere Friday, March 20, 2020 on Netflix.   Based on a true story, Self-Made tells the story of an African

Preserving African American History This March, Women's History Month will be celebrated at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site, with the popular series Programs in the Parlor. Each program blends a short talk, music, and a special artifact. On Saturday, March 21st, Dr. Janet Sims-Wood, noted librarian and author, will discuss her

We have an opportunity to gain insight on the impact of COVID-19 on African American museums. The survey can be completed now through April 15 (11:59pm PST) and takes no more than 10 minutes to complete. Please click here to take the survey. Your feedback will be extremely helpful in advancing our field-wide advocacy. Amid

Collections Emergency Relief Fund The Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation will begin accepting applications for its $200,000 Collections Emergency Relief Fund on April 15. The fund was established to provide immediate support to smaller collections organizations in both Chicago and the Lowcountry. Museums and libraries with budgets up to $1 million and regionally focused collections

Celebrate National Poetry Month with the National Museum of African American History and Culture Join NMAAHC on Friday, April 24th beginning at 10am as it celebrates National Poetry Month with a Virtual Poetry Slam! Poets, aspiring poets, families, and artists of all ages are encouraged to participate. The Museum will accept videos of original poetry

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