Posts Tagged ‘museums’
Colin Kaepernick’s Jersey Hangs in the Same Museum as ‘Starry Night’
by Priscilla Frank, HuffPost Black Voices One of the most recent additions to the halls of New York’s Museum of Modern Art is a red San Francisco 49ers jersey. The same jersey worn by Colin Kaepernick between 2011 and 2016. Kaepernick’s sports jersey hangs with four others featured in the ongoing MoMA exhibition “Items: Is Fashion Modern?”, which…
Read MoreConfronting Past, Mississippi Town Erects Emmett Till Museum 60 Years After His Killing
Six decades after the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy, the small Mississippi Delta town where two white men were acquitted of his murder is dedicating a museum to the event credited with helping spark the U.S. civil rights movement.
Read MoreHappy Birthday, ABHM!
America’s Black Holocaust Museum celebrates its first year as a successful virtual museum, revealing American history to an global audience.
Read MoreMilwaukee Newspaper Interviews Reggie Jackson, ABHM President and Head Griot
ABHM’s own president and griot, Reggie Jackson, spoke to a local newspaper about the museum and its mission.
Read MoreHistoric Sites and Black Self-Worth
A new partnership will present exhibits that shed light on the often-hidden history of Black Americans.
Read MoreMuseum of Fine Arts Boston Receives Monumental Boost To African Art Collection
A Boston museum is the new home for an impressive collection of art pieces thanks to a generous donation by a collector.
Read MoreBlack history ‘undertaker’ loses treasures
Financial woes have resulted in one collector of Black history memorabilia losing all that he has worked so hard for.
Read MoreSwann Galleries African Americana Auction Becomes Annual Rite
Swann Galleries’ African American art auction has become like the Superbowl for those interested in Black culture and history.
Read MoreThe Pressure of Preserving Our Legacy
The head curator for the national African-American museum tells The Root what goes into his job.
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