About this event It's the music that defined generations, inspired movements, changed history, and brings us all together! Join the American Jazz Museum at the historic Gem Theater for a Black History Tribute Concert: Journey Through Black Music. You will hear iconic selections from Jazz, R&B, Gospel, Blues, and contemporary sounds as we explore an evolution
Curators from around the world will gather in New York City from April 30 to May 3 for the 2022 Art Curators Conference. We anticipate over 600 attendees to join us for a one-of-a-kind gathering of curatorial decision-makers in museums and nonprofit arts organizations. Centered on the theme of Sustainability & Revitalization, we will investigate ways
2022 Black History Theme: Black Health and Wellness The 107th Annual Meeting and Conference | September 29 – October 1, 2022 Renaissance Montgomery Hotel & Spa, Montgomery, Alabama The theme for 2022 focuses on the importance of Black Health and Wellness. This theme acknowledges the various ways health and wellness can be described, including, but
The Margaret Walker Center is pleased to announce the schedule of events for the 16th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, featuring musical greats Cassandra Wilson, Nellie Mack, Rhonda Richmond, and Yvonne "Niecie" Evers, scheduled to be held in a hybrid format, virtually and in-person, on Friday and Saturday, April 8 & 9, 2022. These events are made possible
Workshop Dates Online Sessions: May 9-11, 2022 In-person Experience: May 15-17, 2022 Program Overview The Museum's Office of Strategic Partnerships is pleased to announce the official launch of a new professional development training focused on Urban Environmentalism. Using the Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum's Urban Waterways project as a model, participants will explore how cultural organizations and museums can engage
The theme for 2022 focuses on the importance of Black Health and Wellness. This theme acknowledges the various ways health and wellness can be described, including, but not limited, to medical health, mental health, nutrition, body positivity, financial wellness, creative arts, and physical activity. Additionally, it is important to note the intersection between financial wellness
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MOBILIZATION TOUR IN MEMPHIS | MAY 23, 20220 In Memphis, grassroots organizers are building a Movement to overcome systemic racism, systemic poverty, ecological devastation+denial of healthcare, the war economy, and the false moral narrative of religious nationalism. As part of today's Poor People's Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival tour, Memphis is the last
Join award- winning designer and educator Atianna J. Cordova, Founder and CEO of WATER BLOCK™ and WATER BLOCK Kids™ in an exploration of her ongoing collaboration with communities in New Orleans at the intersection of environmental advocacy, design, and urban planning. Conversation will trace Cordova’s personal and professional journeys and the importance of intersectionality and community leadership in advancing racial
ICOM-NMAAHC International Collaboration Workshop Applications are now open for an upcoming workshop, co-developed by the International Council of Museums and the Office of Strategic Partnerships (OSP) at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution. The week-long training workshop is aimed at enhancing institutional capacity to develop international partnerships
What to the Slave is the 4th of July? Frederick Douglass National Historic Site FEE: Free. LOCATION: All events will be held at Anacostia Park next to the Skating Pavilion. DATES & TIMES Date: Monday, July 4, 2022 Time: 11:00 AM Duration: 3 hours TYPE OF EVENT Children’s Program Guided Tour Living History Performance Talk
Celebrating Mrs. Bethune Who doesn’t love a good birthday celebration? Each year, the National Park Service staff at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS honors Mary McLeod Bethune with events on her birthday. Each of these events highlight her amazing life and showcases her legacy for all to remember. Mrs. Bethune—educator, civil rights activist, presidential advisor,
CALLS FOR PROPOSALS TO BE DETERMINED. The abbreviation TBD—meaning “to be determined”—is a device that holds space for unknown futures. It indicates that the process of knowing and planning is still actively unfolding. But “to be determined” has other meanings, too, signaling resolve, commitment, and intention. The 2023 National Council on Public History Annual Meeting, as
EXHIBITING THROUGH JULY 31, 2022 INCLUDED WITH MUSEUM ADMISSION Organized by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the exhibition is supported by the CVS Health Foundation. A new traveling exhibition from the Smithsonian illuminates the often-overlooked history of the multicultural movement that confronted poverty
General Information Document Type: Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number: M22AS00298 Funding Opportunity Title: AT-20-02C: Atlantic Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (AMAPPS) III C—Photogrammetric Aerial Surveys to Improve Detection and Classification of Seabirds, Cetaceans, and Sea Turtles Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Environment Category
The State, Tribal, Local, Plans & Grants Division is now accepting applications for the History of Equal Rights (HER) grant program. Before applying, please make sure that you have read and understand the limitations of each funding program and have carefully reviewed the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). The Notice of Funding Opportunity contains all the information you will
Friday September 16, 6-10pm: “Conversation” Descendants panel discussion, 6pm Listen to a fascinating conversation about family, genealogy, and lineage, featuring Jerome Plummer-Fowler (descendant of Adam Francis Plummer, once enslaved at Riversdale), Tina Wyatt (descendant of Harriett Tubman), and Dr. Joan M.E. Gaither (documentary story quilter). The panel will be moderated by Joe McGill (Founder, Slave Dwelling Project). Bonfire conversation circles, 8pm We will break into small groups
In this 90-minute webinar, Dr. Hilary Green and Dr. Keith Hébert, authors of a new study on African American Schools in the South from 1862-1900, will discuss why early African American education was foundational to ideas of citizenship and civil rights that define modern America. Schools founded by and for free African Americans were central to
The 31st Freedom Award will be presented on October 20, 2022 at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN. The honorees are Taylor Branch, Isabel Wilkerson, Frederick W. Smith. The Pre-Show Gala is at 5:30 pm; the Ceremony is at 7:00 pm Central. Visit freedomaward.org for more information and updates.
