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 […]

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. […]

Maryland today has a unique and historic opportunity. It alone, among all states, has made a deliberate decision to confront its dark history of racial terror lynching. Even before the […]

Join our virtual post film discussion of Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten which debuts on MPT, Monday, May 31, 2021 at 9pm EST. This revealing film examines the Tulsa […]

In observance of Black Music Month, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum presents Live at the Lewis with UPENDO featuring Brandon Woody. The band will perform two concert sets on Saturday, […]

Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum  in observing “LGBTQ Pride Month” with  a celebration of Black, queer art and artists, from today and of the past.  Artists will specifically analyze […]

Begin the Juneteenth holiday  on a freedom journey with Harriet Tubman, the greatest freedom seeker of all times. Online visitors will travel virtually to scenic historical sites on the Eastern […]

Celebrate Juneteenth exploring African American  history and culture  while  visiting the Reginald F. Lewis Museum on June 19th  from 10 am to 5 pm. The  first 250 visitors who visits […]

Explore  the historical legacy of the Reconstruction Era and Freedmen's Bureau with a scholarly lecture by Dr. Chris Bonner, University of Maryland, College Park. This presentation will be followed by […]

Join award-winning mother and son duo Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford for a Juneteenth Jamboree! Following a reading of Carole's book Juneteenth Jamboree and a talk about their ancestors, listen […]