The AAMI was invited to showcase the Museum at the 2024 MLK Now conference in Cedar Rapids. This event works to highlight how Black Midwesterners are collaborating in business, policy, […]
Join AAMI on Monday, January 15 from 2-4:30 PM at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church (6621 C Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402). Visitors can pick up listen to a […]
Join the AAMI for our brand-new book club, Book Club 802. This month we will be reading All Boys Aren't Blue by George M. Johnson. We'll be meeting to discuss […]
Visit one of our traveling exhibits at the following locations this February! Behind the Beat at Kirkwood Community College (Cedar Rapids), February 1-29 Mapping Exclusion at North Iowa Area Community College […]
The AAMI is excited to partner with W.I.N. (Women in the NAACP) for Black History Month story times at local public libraries. W.I.N. members will read the book Kenya’s Art […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The AAMI is excited to partner with W.I.N. (Women in the NAACP) for Black History Month story times at local public libraries. W.I.N. members will read the book Kenya’s Art […]
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 […]
