Calendar of Events

Register here: https://blackmuseums.org/aaam2022-registration/

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.

Registration is now live for the Council of American Jewish Museums’ 2022 conference on Re/Imagining: The Future of Culturally Specific Museums – taking place November 1-3 and developed in partnership with the Association of African American Museums. This year’s conference brings us together in person in New York City for the first time since the pandemic began, to explore how

The goal of the African American Civil Rights grant program is to preserve and protect sites associated with the struggle for equality from the transatlantic slave trade forward. AACR Grants fund a broad range of preservation projects including physical preservation of historic structures, National Register nominations, oral histories, education, pre-preservation planning, and more. Congress has appropriated $21.7 million for

An in-depth interview with Dr. Ira Harkavy -Assoc VP & Founding Director of the Netter Center and Janice Sykes-Ross, Executive Director of the Paul Robeson House & Museum Musical Concert featuring - Bert Harris, Bassist- Afro Jazz Trio Bert Harris has performed world beat, jazz and blues for more than 40 years. He and his

This is an opportunity to learn about current job openings in the Historic Sites department and Preservation division at the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Then get your questions answered by two hiring managers during the breakout session. Registration: https://savingplaces-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqduyopzMvH9BTmNQ5lG4UNsd0kOzyIkFs

Last Chance to Apply for the 2023 History Leadership Seminar: AAAM has become an Advisory Board Partner of the AASLH History Leadership Institute, joining a coalition of several organizations. The Institute’s June Seminar provides mid- and advanced-career professionals at history organizations tools, ideas, and connections to enhance their ability to lead institutions and the field.

Throughout its 55-year history, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum has partnered with local community organizations, youth advocates, and schools to engage teens in understanding and leading social change. In the spring of 2023, the Museum will launch the first cohort of its hybrid Environmental Justice Academy. An outgrowth of the museum’s Women’s Environmental Leadership (WEL) initiative,