Events - Reginald F. Lewis Museum

A Lesson Plan: Youth Short Film and Discussion

View a screening of A Lesson Plan, a film project featuring four true teen stories that negatively impacts the African/Black community in terms of mental health. These stories presented by the students of Positive Social Change Theater/Performing Arts Program  of Augusta  Fells Savage HS involve storylines on homelessness, sexuality, romantic peer pressure and gun violence. […]

Race in America: Capitol Insurrection, Riots and Black Lives Matter

On January 6, 2021, much  of the  social media community  posted how vastly different the Capitol Insurrection rioters were treated  than the Black Lives Matter Protesters from previous events.   Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in a Talks and Thoughts Conversation conversing on race disparities, law enforcement and politics when dealing with Black Lives […]

2nd Annual African Americans in Health Care Awards

Kaiser Permanente and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum are pleased to present the 2nd Annual “African Americans in Health Care Awards”. This year's virtual event will recognize leaders in the healthcare field that are making a significant impact in our communities. Our guest of honor is Dr. Kizzmekia "Kizzy" Shanta Corbett, an African American viral immunologist at […]

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Women’s History Program: The Struggle Is Eternal: Gloria Richardson and Black Liberation

Join author Joseph Fitzgerald in a discussion  on Gloria Richardson, one of the most influential and unsung leaders  that impacted the Civil Rights Movement. As the leader of the Cambridge Nonviolent Action Committee (CNAC), a multifaceted liberation campaign formed to target segregation and racial inequality in Cambridge, Maryland, Richardson advocated for economic justice and tactics […]

Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Black and Brown Communities

Recent data shows  less than a third of the black and brown community  has received the COVID- 19 vaccines versus  2/3 of white populations having received the vaccine.  Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in a panel discussion  examining the racial disparities for black and brown communities accessing the COVID-19 vaccines. Healthcare  community stakeholders will […]

Billie Holiday: Unapologetic

Billie Holiday lived her life unapologetic. On April 7th the Reginald F. Lewis Museum will celebrate the jazz legend on her birthday with a conversation hosted by White House Correspondent […]

Black Workers at Bethlehem Steel

Hear personal stories from Black workers at Bethlehem Steel’s Sparrows Point steel mill and shipyard featured in the new podcast “Sparrows Point: an American Steel Story” in this one-hour Zoom […]

Virtual Teacher Workshop: Lynching in Maryland

K-12 educators face particular challenges when addressing the painful history of lynching and racially motivated violence with young learners. Together, MCHC Education Department staff and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum will highlight instructional resources […]

Book Talk: Franchise – The Golden Arches in Black America

Often blamed for the rising rates of obesity and diabetes among black Americans, fast food restaurants like McDonald’s have long symbolized capitalism’s villainous effects on our nation’s most vulnerable communities. […]