UNTOLD STORIES: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE July 11 at 7pm African American Museum of Iowa Free Museums that explore American Art and culture, often struggle with who's stories get included and who's do not. It is responsible and essential for Museums to include untold stories. These stories demand innovative and thought provoking displays […]
Dr. Aleia Brown, Program Manager at Humanities Action Lab, will discuss the African American quilt making tradition. Narrative quilts are conversant, often documenting a historical event, while also issuing commentary on the present and inviting viewers to reflect. July 27th at 7pm at the AAMI Free and open to the public Part of the Humanities […]
"Jumping Jack to Jump Jim Crow: The Origins of a Pernicious Stereotype?" Join Dr. Barbara Mooney as she discusses this American racial stereotype. August 23rd at 7pm The African American Museum of Iowa This event is FREE and open to the public, as part of Humanities Iowa Presentations. As the Southern author, William Faulkner, famously […]
Dr. Kinohi Nishikawa presents: Who is the audience for African American literature? It's a Question that has hovered over the profession of black authorship for much of the twentieth century. Critics have long pointed out how authors intentions were routinely undercut by editorial revision and bowdlerization. This talk suggests lay in the designs of book […]
Dr. Mark Barron will discuss the history of Storer College, a historically black college that operated from 1865-1955 in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. He will highlight the history of the school and its buildings, African American education and why the college closed in 1955. Dr. Barron is an Assistant Adjunct Professor of History at Iowa […]
Join the AAMI at the Ames Public Library for More Than Just A Game, A Smithsonian Hometown Teams Exhibit Speaker Series. Iowa's athletes have long impacted their teams, communities and sports they played, but African Americans did so while facing off against more than just the opposing team. They fought for the right to equal […]
Join the AAMI for an evening with Isaac and Bob! Thursday, November 8 at 7pm 55 12th Ave SE FREE As part of this presentation, Isaac Quaidoo and Bob Wollf will share their experience with their Mandela Washington Fellowship Ghana Iowa Beekeeping Project and promote the Mandela Washington Fellowship experience and programming. Isaac Quaidoo lives […]
There have been many community conversations regarding ways we can combat violence in our communities, as well as how we can ensure the criminal justice system is equal for all. We have engaged and supported the work of the SET task force and have been a part of many community conversations on ways to improve […]
This presentation uses music to explore African American history, from the African beats to the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance to the popular music of the Civil Rights movement. The influences of traditional African music can be seen in the spirituals sung by African Americans while they worked as slaves, elements of spirituals can be […]
In 1839 the first territorial government of Iowa past a series of laws that denied black residents citizenship rights like the right to vote, testify in court, act as jurors, or participate in the state militia. In addition to these restrictions, the legislature passed “An Act to Regulate Blacks and Mulattoes.” The act was intended […]
