In celebration of Black History Heritage month, the Smithsonian Institution and places across the country honor the culture and diversity of Black Americans with exhibits, lectures and other events. Interested in listing your cultural event in celebration of Black History Heritage Month? Email us at EventRSVP@si.edu
| ALABAMA | |
| Location: | Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Birmingham |
| Date: | February 21, 2008 |
| Description: | The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute presents a Black History Month Program on Who Speaks for Black America Now? Reflections on King's Legacy for Today's Leadership. In addition, the Institute is featuring two exhibitions during February, the National Alliance of Artists from Historically Black Colleges & Universities, and Images of Martin Luther King, Jr. from the Collection of Paul R. Jones. |
| MARYLAND | |
| Location: | Agua Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Baltimore |
| Date: | Through March 30, 2008 |
| Description: | Textural Rhythms: Constructing the Jazz Tradition, Contemporary African American Quilts exhibition. The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture highlights the history and accomplishments of Maryland's African American community. |
| Location: | College Park Aviation Museum (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | College Park |
| Date: | February 10, 2008 |
| Description: | Curator and author from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, Von Hardesty, will discuss the latest edition of Black Wings: Courageous Stories of African Americans in Aviation and Space History. A book signing follows. |
| NORTH CAROLINA | |
| Location: | Reynolda House Museum of Art |
| City: | Winston-Salem |
| Date: | February 2 - April 13, 2008 |
| Description: | Ancestry & Innovation: African American Art from the American Folk Art Museum exhibition from the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service. The ongoing contribution of self-taught black artists to the kaleidoscope of American culture and visual experience is celebrated in this exhibition organized by the American Folk Art Museum. The highly acclaimed Ancestry & Innovation juxtaposes powerfully complex and vibrant quilts with paintings and sculpture by an elder generation of creators, contemporary masters and emerging artists. |
| OHIO | |
| Location: | National Underground Railroad Freedom Center (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Cincinnati |
| Date: | February 19, 2008 |
| Description: | The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center hosts two special dialogues with faith leaders on faith & freedom issues, past and present. The Freedom Center was established to educate the public about the historic struggle to abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people. The Center teaches lessons of courage and cooperation from Underground Railroad history to promote collaborative learning, dialogue and action in order to inspire today's freedom movements. |
| PENNSYLVANIA | |
| Location: | The African American Museum in Philadelphia (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Philadelphia |
| Date: | January 26, 2008 |
| Description: | The African American Museum in Philadelphia presents a lecture series on African American History: The Journey of Liberation. On January 26, Dr. Molefi Kete Asante will discuss The African Origin of Civilization. Author of more than 300 articles and 65 books, Dr. Asante writes a column for the Johannesburg City Press, and is a member of the Scientific Committee of the African Union. His textbook, "African American History: A Journey of Liberation", is widely used in American schools. His book, "The History of Africa", is the first comprehensive history of Africa written by an African American. |
| TENNESSEE | |
| Location: | National Civil Rights Museum |
| City: | Memphis |
| Date: | February 2 - April 13, 2008 |
| Description: | 381 Days: The Montgomery Bus Boycott Story from the Smithsonian Traveling Exhibition Service. The exhibition offers an American story of bravery, honor, and idealism. The Montgomery bus boycott was the genesis of the modern civil rights movement, and through a modernist collage of photographs, political cartoons, contemporary writings, and other text and images, the exhibition bears witness to a challenge met. |
| TEXAS | |
| Location: | Museum of African-American History and Culture (Smithsonian Affiliate) |
| City: | Dallas |
| Date: | ongoing |
| Description: | The African American Museum's permanent exhibition titled Sankofa: A Century of African American Expression in the Decorative Arts presents visitors with a unique opportunity to view the stylistic range and creativity of early African American craftsmen from approximately 1790 to 1890. The works in this exhibition were produced primarily by free people of color, and help to dispel the stereotypical image of blacks in early American life. |
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