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Family Story: Unraveling Your DNA

If you can’t find information through records or have hit a dead end in your research, DNA analysis can help expand your family story. Genealogy expert, Lyndra Marshall (née Pratt), speaks with AfricanAncestry founder and president, Dr. Gina Paige. Learn how DNA ancestry testing works and what can be uncovered in the process. Register here. […]

Freedom Bound: Songs of Love, Hope, and Determination

This program has moved. Baltimore Musicales will be hosting the virtual concert. Register for their event at https://www.baltimoremusicales.org/performances/event-freedombound. Please contact Alyssa Foley at alyssa.foley@lewismuseum.org, if you have any questions.  You’re invited to the debut of Freedom Bound: Songs of Love, Hope, and Determination, a virtual concert created in partnership with Baltimore Musicales. Explore Freedom Bound: […]

How are the Children?

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives but children have been especially affected with the closing of schools, inability to play with friends, and threat of food insecurity. This conversation will look at how children are dealing with these issues. Dr. Lisa Delpit, an author, educator, and MacArthur Fellows Genius will give the keynote address. […]

Architecture Kids Workshop – Part II

Learn about African American architects, architectural design and Baltimore’s architecture in this virtual workshop hosted by Doors Open Baltimore and Bmore NOMA. Youth will create designs for a neighborhood mall or store. Bmore NOMA is an organization that champions diversity within the design professions. Recommended Audience: Grades 3-8; Cost: Free Click Here to Register. Once […]

STEAM Conversation for Kids: How to Make A Vaccine

Download the STEMcX worksheet for the program. Ever wondered how vaccines are made for the flu or COVID-19? Find out with a live  Q & A talk with Dr. Kizzy S. Corbett, the scientific lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Corbett will explain her  scientific journey […]

Endangered – The State of Black Men in America

African American men have the lowest life expectancy of any demographic group in the United States, regardless of economic status. During this program, speakers will highlight the major factors that lead to Black men’s deaths and how we can change this harrowing statistic. Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League will give […]

The Legacy of the Green Book: A Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Scholar Talk

In 1936, Victor Hugo Green, a Harlem postman, began publishing a guide for African American travelers to offer travel options during America’s Jim Crow era. The Green Book, as it was known, was a sustained success -- for almost thirty years -- providing Black travelers information on hotels, restaurants, service stations, and other facilities where […]

Who We Are: Identity and Diversity in Our Jewish Community

Join writer and political strategist Ginna Green and clinical psychologist Dr. Harriette Wimms for a virtual discussion on the diversity of Jewish identity and experience. Registration is required; free to attend Click Here to Register. This is the first of three programs presented in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Maryland and Chizuk Amuno Congregation […]

Social Justice Fabric Workshop for Youth (November 7 and 21) – Virtual Program

Express your  activism through art  by creating a fabric quilt block  on  a social justice issue important to our community.  Hosted by the Social Justice Sewing Academy, youth participant’s quilt blocks will be sewn together into a social justice quilt.  Quilt block templates will be provided by the Academy.  Participants will need fabrics, craft glue […]

Workplace Matters: Systemic Racism + Economic Opportunities – Virtual Program

During this moment of national reckoning around issues of race, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Industry invite you to this joint panel discussion where we’ll examine workplace race, equity and inclusion initiatives in Baltimore. Registration is required; $5 for non-member/free for Reginald F. Lewis Museum or Baltimore Museum of Industry […]