Calendar of Events

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

AAAM's Emerging Museum Professionals Invite ALL Members to Join a FREE Virtual Party.   Sign up below to receive the link for tonight's event!

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 at the University of Pittsburgh. Walton-Raji will discuss methods of searching for your joint ancestry while Roberts will address her work focusing on Native land

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 going to www.20thofmay.com or https://www.facebook.com/KnottHouseMuseum/  Videos from the event will continue to be available after these times on both sites. Schedule 11:00 a.m. Welcome 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, Delita Martin, Elsa Muñoz and Renée Stout who look to non-Western traditions for inspiration in exploring a woman’s role as nurturer of family and community;

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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 for Justice” on May 27, 5:30pm to 8:00pm EST, as part of the 2020 From Slavery to Freedom Film Series. You will be able to

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