AAMI's traveling exhibit, No Roads Lead to Buxton will be on display at Iowa Heartland History Connection. Step back in time to Buxton, an early 20th century coal-mining town once referred to as “the black man’s utopia in Iowa.” Buxton, which existed for only two decades at the turn of the century, was one of […]
Who was Dr. King? Why do people today still think his words are so important? Join Iowa City Public Library for a special Storytime with the book "Martin's Big Words," about Martin Luther King, and then work together to create a project to keep Dr. King’s dream alive while learning cooperation and service with Jenny […]
Join AAMI on Monday, January 16 from 11-3 at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (6621 C Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402). Visitors can pick up an MLK Day goodie bag which will include: a book about MLK, an AAMI bookmark, a postcard, MLK crafts and activities, and a small snack.* Books and activity takeaway […]
FilmScene presents a free showing of Selma at The Chauncey. This is a FilmScene Community Collaborations event presented by GreenState Credit Union. About Selma: This is the story of a movement. The film chronicles the tumultuous three-month period in 1965, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (David Oyelowo) led a dangerous campaign to secure equal voting […]
FilmScene presents a free showing of Within Our Gates at The Chauncey, featuring the Alvin Cobb Jr. trio in person performing Cobb's original score and a post-screening panel discussion. This is a Martin Luther King Jr. Week event presented in partnership with the Bijou Film Board, and co-Sponsored by the University of Iowa Departments of […]
AAMI's traveling exhibit, Iowa Civil Rights, will be on display at Waterloo Public Library. 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 Des Moines in […]
AAMI's traveling exhibit, The Only One, will be on display at Iowa City Public Library. Uncover what it’s like to be an African American in Iowa through stories and photographs from everyday Iowans and famous residents. This traveling exhibit is based on a 2012 exhibit presented by the AAMI and the Johnson County Historical Society. […]
Experience a high-quality traveling version of the AAMI's latest exhibit, Suspended: Systemic Oppression in our Schools, at Kirkwood Community College (6301 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids). This exhibit examines the role public schools play in funneling students into the prison system. Elements of the criminal justice system have entered public schools around the country, resulting […]
Experience a high-quality traveling version of the AAMI's latest exhibit, Suspended: Systemic Oppression in our Schools, at the Johnston Public Library. This exhibit examines the role public schools play in funneling students into the prison system. Elements of the criminal justice system have entered public schools around the country, resulting in zero tolerance policies and […]
The AAMI is partnering with the Hiawatha 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.
