Summer Burn: Zumba® with Denise Jones

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

We are excited to continue a new summer tradition of fitness programming at the Museum. Join us every week in August for a variety of fitness activities to get your […]

Free

Well Read Black Girl Book Club: Hunger

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

Our August book club selection will be Hunger by Roxane Gay. From the Publisher: In her phenomenally popular essays and long-running Tumblr blog, Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity […]

Story Time at Next Page Books

Next Page Books 1105 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Next Page Books will be hosting a story time featuring books about children of color and their relationship with their hair. Please note this is a third party event organized […]

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Exhibit Opening: Untangling the Roots

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

Join us from 10 AM to 4 PM on September 7 to celebrate the opening of our new exhibit! The galleries will be available through regular admission rates. Visitors will […]

History on Tap: Behind the Beat

WineStyles 4201 42nd St NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Sean Donaldson, from the African American Museum of Iowa, will take us from African beats to the jazz of the Harlem Renaissance to the popular music of the Civil Rights […]

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Hair Party (Getting it Done!)

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

The African American Museum of Iowa is excited to announce the first program connected to our 2019-2020 temporary exhibit, Untangling the Roots. This exciting program is presented in partnership with […]

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Driven by Hope

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

About the Series: Join us at the Museum for free monthly presentations by Sean Donaldson, Museum Educator. These one-hour presentations will focus on a variety of topics ranging from broad […]

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Book Club Meet Up – An American Marriage

African American Museum of Iowa 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids , IA, United States

Newlyweds, Celestial and Roy, are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive and she is artist on the brink of an […]

2019 History Makers Gala

The Hotel at Kirkwood Center 7725 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA, United States

Join the African American Museum of Iowa to honor African Americans who’ve made an indelible impact as a trailblazer, change agent, legacy maker or role model in their communities. The […]