The AAMI is partnering with the Marion Public Library and WIN (Women in the NAACP) for a program and book giveaway, sponsored by Target. The planned program, “Rainbow of Faces,” includes reading The Colors of Us by Karen Katz, discussing diversity, creating a self-portrait, and learning to say “hello” in different languages.
AAMI's traveling exhibit, Iowa Civil Rights, will be on display at Lied Public Library in Clarinda, Iowa. Explore the struggles and triumphs of the fight for equal rights. Featured individuals include Alexander Clark, the man who helped desegregate Iowa schools in 1868, and Edna Griffin, the woman who led sit-ins at the Katz Drugstore in […]
Join the AAMI for a free screening of "Pushout: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools" at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. A discussion moderated by Evette Creighton will follow. Doors open at 5pm. Film starts at 5:15pm. -- "Inspired by the groundbreaking book of the same name by Monique W. Morris, Ed.D, PUSHOUT: THE […]
With the renovation underway, the AAMI has some furniture it will no longer be able to use. We're offering these pieces for free, first to non-profits, and then to the public. On April 18 from 10-2 non-profit representatives are welcome to come and take any pieces you would like (the general public will be welcome […]
With the renovation underway, the AAMI has some furniture it will no longer be able to use. We're offering these pieces for free, first to non-profits, and then to you! On April 19 from 10-2 you are welcome to come and take any pieces you would like (people representing non-profits are welcome to come on […]
Join the AAMI for a storytime at the Marion Public Library featuring authors: Michelle Edwards and Brion Martin. This program is part of the AAMI's Juneteenth Commemoration. To see our full list of sponsors and all planned events, visit: www.blackiowa.org/Juneteenth. -- Michelle Edwards was born in Texas but grew up in Iowa. She has three […]
Join the AAMI for a showing of "Decolonizing Mental Health" at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. Doors open at 5:45 PM. Showing begins at 6:00 PM. A facilitated discussion led by Anne Harris Carter will immediately follow the screening. This screening is part of the AAMI's Juneteenth Commemoration. To see our full list of sponsors […]
dwb (driving while black) is a new opera from composer Susan Kander and librettist Roberta Gumbel. This piece is montage of poetic and haunting moments examining the trials and triumphs Black mothers experience as their children come of age in a society plagued by racism and inequality (runtime: 45 min). Tickets are free but reservations […]
Join the AAMI for our annual Juneteenth Festival! Bring your family out to commemorate this important holiday and enjoy a variety of live performances from talented local artists. This program is part of the AAMI's Juneteenth Commemoration. To see our full list of sponsors and all planned events, visit: www.blackiowa.org/Juneteenth Our Juneteenth Celebration returns to […]
In celebration of AAMI's 30th anniversary and as part of our annual Juneteenth Commemoration, the AAMI conducted an interview with Dr. Ashley Howard and founders of the 1619 Freedom School, including Nikole Hannah-Jones. Watch as Dr. Howard, Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Iowa, discusses the founding ideology and future […]
