Due to COVID-19 this event has been cancelled. We will share information about rescheduling or a virtual event when that information is available. Learn about former First Lady Michelle Obama in this story time event! In honor of her Get Growing initiative, we'll be doing a hands-on microgreens activity. We are partnering with the Cedar […]
Due to COVID-19 this event has been cancelled. We will share information about rescheduling or a virtual event when that information is available. Explore the life of President Barack Obama in this month's story time! The reading will be followed by a voting activity. We are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Public Library for a […]
The African American Museum of Iowa will give a presentation on Black history in Iowa at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2020 via Zoom. The presentation will explore how Black history has helped shape Iowa's history. Entitled "Endless Possibilities: Iowa's African American History," those who take part will learn about Iowa being the first state […]
CSPS, in partnership with The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML) and the African American Museum of Iowa, will welcome a new piece of public art to Cedar Rapids this November. Jordan Weber, a Des Moines-based multidisciplinary artist and activist, will unveil his new exhibition to the community on Thursday, November 5. This […]
Due to COVID-19 this event has been cancelled. We will share information about rescheduling or a virtual event when that information is available. Come learn about scientist and inventor George Washington Carver and take part in an activity that will give you the chance to test your own inventor skills. We are partnering with the […]
Due to COVID-19 this event has been cancelled. We will share information about rescheduling or a virtual event when that information is available. Explore Harriet Tubman's amazing life helping enslaved people escape to freedom. After the reading, take part in a strategy game. We are partnering with the Cedar Rapids Public Library for a children's […]
Join this public engagement event for the first-ever Linn County greenhouse gas inventory. Greenhouse gas inventories provide information about our community’s current greenhouse gas usage. The County aims to reduce these emissions significantly to better mitigate the effects of climate change, some of which include more high heat days and flooding events. Become involved in […]
The half-day seminar is designed to empower BIPOC women to serve on City, nonprofit, and corporate boards and commissions. The seminar co-hosted by the Cedar Rapids WIN NAACP and the African American Museum of Iowa. It features a keynote address by Abena Sankofa Imhotep of the Sankofa Literary Empowerment Group, remarks from Cedar Rapids Mayor […]
Follow Iowa’s Underground Railroad routes and read stories about the safe houses, communities, and brave individuals who took their lives in their hands on a journey to freedom.
Experience the AAMI traveling exhibit Unconditional Loyalty at the Ft. Des Moines Museum and Education Center. Learn about African American military heroes and heroines from the Revolutionary War to today. Topics include Iowa’s 60th U.S. Colored Troops from the Civil War, the Buffalo Soldiers, women in the military, World War I training camps in Iowa, […]
