The year 2024 marks several significant anniversaries for the Civil Rights Movement in the United States, including the 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education/Briggs v. Elliott and the 60th anniversary of the Freedom Summer and the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. More than a generation later, it
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Join a sip and paint workshop at the Maryland Center for History and Culture with Michael Seipp, a Baltimore native and self-taught artist practicing the tradition of screen painting. Baltimore painted screens are a beloved homegrown art form where the exterior sides of window or door screens are painted with landscapes or portraits, offering both
In partnership with the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission and Shaw University, The HBCU Radio Preservation Project’s annual HBCU Radio Preservation Symposium will be held Wednesday, November 13 from 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at Shaw University. Registration closes November 7, 2024. Come learn more about our preservation efforts that include collecting oral histories
Join the Smithsonian and local leaders to discuss how access to critical resources can shape communities across the nation—including right here in St. Louis. Moderated by Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist and founder of SO’B Productions November 21, 2024 6:15PM Reception 5:30PM Grandel Theater Kranzberg Arts Foundation 3610 Grandel Square St. Louis, MO 63103 For more information
How Safe Are You – Continuing Discussion: Combating and Responding to Security Issues in Black Museums Do you recognize behaviors, actions, and situations that result in unsafe environments for you, your staff, visitors, infrastructure and technology? This panel will share examples of behavior, actions, and situations which may lead to undesired results. Personal safety and
Join the Smithsonian and local leaders to discuss how access to critical resources can shape communities across the nation—including right here in Nashville. Moderated by Soledad O’Brien, award-winning journalist and founder of SO’B Productions. December 2, 2024 7:00 PM RECEPTION 6:00 PM Woolworth Theater 223 Rep. John Lewis Way N Nashville, TN 37219 For more information
Applicants to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for awards with expected issuance dates on or after October 1, 2024, should be aware of revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (2 CFR Part 200) effective from that date. All NEH awards issued on or after October
On behalf of the Out(sider) Preservation Initiative (OPI), we’re excited to announce that grant funding is now available for descendant-led projects that celebrate and preserve historic Black communities through storytelling, arts, and preservation! We’d greatly appreciate your help in spreading the word—please share this opportunity with your networks. We would love to share this information with your members, whether
Activating Environmental Care and Strength at Museums and Historic Sites Virtual Summit January 28 – 29 $60 AASLH Members | $75 Nonmembers SEE THE PROGRAM | REGISTER HERE | BECOME A MEMBER Environmental and climate sustainability are becoming increasingly important and urgent. This virtual summit will address how museums and historic sites are impacted by the environment and contribute
New Stage Theatre is proud to present Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop, a powerful and thought-provoking drama that reimagines the final night of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before his assassination. Opening February 4 and running through February 16, The Mountaintop takes audiences behind the public figure to reveal a deeply human and vulnerable side of one of history’s
February 7-8, 2025: Tougaloo College (Jackson, MS) (register here) Featuring SNCC veterans, Jennifer Lawson and Charles McLaurin, and humanities scholars, Emilye Crosby and Robert Greene Feb. 7, 10:00 am-12:00 pm CT: Organizing Tradition Roundtable Discussion (in-person & livestreamed) Feb. 8, 10:00 am-12:00 pm CT: Black Power Roundtable Discussion & Workshop (in-person only) Feb. 8, 1:00 pm-3:00 pm
The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum Presents “Sacred Spaces” featuring Jabari Jefferson: A Groundbreaking Exhibition Honoring African American Heritage and Sustainability Opens February 2025 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND– The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum proudly announces “Sacred Spaces,” Jabari Jefferson’s debut museum exhibition, opening on February 8, 2025. This exhibition will feature never-before-seen works on canvas, striking sculptures, and a large-scale community installation
The official 2025 annual meeting page for the upcoming OHA conference in Atlanta, Georgia, is now available on the OHA website! Inspired by the upcoming semi-quincentennial commemoration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, the 2025 Oral History Association Annual Meeting will convene a variety of shared experiences that ask and answer
The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) is excited to invite DORA NELSON AFRICAN AMERICAN ART & HISTORY MUSEUM to complete the National Museum Survey (NMS)! Please take the survey here: Take the survey We need to hear from institutions like yours to make the survey a success! The survey deadline is Friday, March 7th, 2025, and it should
The Margaret Walker Center invites proposals for papers, presentations, and panels for the 19th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 4 & 5, 2025. The CASE Festival will feature a keynote address by Natasha Trethewey, a Mississippian, former U.S. Poet Laureate, and Pulitzer Prize-winner. Proposals must be
The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) is proud to support the next generation of leaders by awarding scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students across the country. This year, we are thrilled to continue empowering students who excel academically, lead with purpose, and give back to their communities. If you know a college student who demonstrates academic
The Greater Columbus Arts Council (GCAC), in partnership with the Columbus Museum of Art (CMA), offers a 90-day artist residency for a U.S.-based professional African American visual artist. The residency is intended to provide an artist with the gift of time to develop new work or a work in progress and connect to resources related
The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel will present a commemoration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s life and legacy on Friday, April 4, the 57th anniversary of his death with emphasis on an urgent message of collective power for social change. This year’s theme, “How Long, Not Long,” modeled after
Join the Margaret Walker Center at Jackson State University for the annual student conference, the Creative Arts and Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, on April 4 and 5. This year's festival will feature Natasha Trethewey as our keynote speaker along with programming sponsored by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center on the occasion of the 70th commemoration of