Experience a high-quality traveling version of the AAMI's latest exhibit, Suspended: Systemic Oppression in our Schools, at North Liberty 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 student […]
Join the AAMI Museum Educator Sydney O'Hare at the Iowa City Public Library for teen programming related to the AAMI's latest exhibit, Suspended: Systemic Oppression in our Schools. 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 […]
The Office of Equity and Human Rights, in coordination with the Iowa City Public Library (ICPL) and African American Museum of Iowa, will host a conversation on the criminal justice system and public education in ICPL Meeting Room A from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. This conversation will examine the role public schools […]
Join the AAMI for our brand-new book club, Book Club 802. This month we will be reading Wake: The Hidden History of Women Led Slave Revolts by Rebecca Hall. We'll be meeting to discuss the book on Tuesday, November 7 at 6:30 at Beaverdale Books in Des Moines. Registration is preferred but not required. This […]
