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Bridging The Gap: Conscious Cash Series (Free Youth Literacy Program)

North Liberty Community Library 520 W Cherry St, North Liberty, IA, United States

Join the North Liberty Public Library in partnership with the African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) for Bridging The Gap: Conscious Cash Program Series. This two-part series is designed to help 5th - 12th grade youth and their families. Presented by AAMI board member, Marlon Ewing, who is an experienced financial advisor. Marlon will equip […]

Free

Iowa Civil Rights Program

Musser Public Library 304 Iowa Ave, Muscatine, IA

Join AAMI Museum Educator at the Musser Public Library for a presentation on Iowa Civil Rights. Explore the struggles and triumphs of the fight for equal rights in Iowa from the first documented refusal to pay a school tax to the marches and sit-ins of the 1950s and 60s. Alexander Clark, Viola Gibson, Edna Griffin, […]

Free

Des Moines Black Panthers Program at Waukee Public Library

Waukee Public Library 950 Warrior Lane, Waukee, IA

Join the AAMI Museum Educator at the Waukee Public Library for a presentation on the Des Moines Black Panthers. Explore how Iowa was impacted by the Black Panther Party with this new adult program! Des Moines serves as a great example of the long struggle for racial justice that led to the growth of the […]

Free

Des Moines Black Panthers Program at Clarke University (Dubuque)

Clarke Univeristy 1550 Clarke Drive, Dubuque, Iowa

Join the AAMI Museum Educator at Clarke University in Dubuque for a presentation on the Des Moines Black Panthers.  The program will be held in the Jansen Music Hall, located inside of Wahlert Atrium. Click here for a map of Clarke University. Explore how Iowa was impacted by the Black Panther Party with this new […]

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Mapping Exclusion Program at Bettendorf Public Library

Bettendorf Public Library 2950 Learning Campus Dr, Bettendorf, IA

Join AAMI Museum Educator at the Bettendorf Public Library for a presentation, "Mapping Exclusion: Redlining in Iowa". Redlining is the systematic denial of various services by federal and local government agencies and the private sector to residents of specific neighborhoods. Black populations in seven Iowa cities -Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Dubuque, Davenport, Des […]

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Black Genealogical Research at the CRMA

Cedar Rapids Museum of Art 410 3rd Ave SE, Cedar Rapids,, IA, United States

The African American Museum of Iowa is excited to continue our partnership with the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) as part of the Power and Impact exhibition! Join us to learn about Black genealogical research with Roots to Branches genealogist Ricki King, and hear about how her research inspired artist Jill Wells to create […]

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Behind the Beat Program at Ames Public Library

Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, AMes, Iowa

Join the AAMI Museum Educator at the Ames Public Library for a presentation, Behind the Beat. 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 […]

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Des Moines Black Panthers Program at Waterloo Public Library

Waterloo Public Library 415 Commercial St, Waterloo, IA, United States

Join the AAMI Museum Educator at the Waterloo Public Library for a presentation on the Des Moines Black Panthers. Explore how Iowa was impacted by the Black Panther Party with this new adult program! Des Moines serves as a great example of the long struggle for racial justice that led to the growth of the […]

Free

More Than Just a Game Program at Clarke University (Dubuque)

Clarke Univeristy 1550 Clarke Drive, Dubuque, Iowa

Join AAMI Museum Educator at Clarke University in Dubuque for our "More Than Just a Game" presentation. The program will be held in the Jansen Music Hall, located inside of Wahlert Atrium. Click here for a map of Clarke University. Iowa’s athletes have long impacted their teams, communities, and the sports they played, but African […]

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A Black Women’s History of Iowa at the Burlington Public Library

Burlington Public Library 210 Court St., Burlington, IA

This new program will explore the history of Black women and girls making change in Iowa! From the bravery of teenage Susan Clark to the tenacity of Edna Griffin, explore how African American women have shaped our state.

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