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 […]
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 […]
Do You See Me: The Injustice of Breonna Taylor and Black Women
March 13th marks the one year anniversary of Breonna Taylor’s death by Louisville police officers. In observance of this month’s anniversary, join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in a conversation on the silent recognition concerning police brutality enacted on Breonna Taylor and other black women in recent history. Program Starts: 7 PM EST Participating […]
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 April Ryan. In dialogue with Dr. Leana Wen, Saxophonist, Kirk Whalum and Professor Lawrence Jackson of Johns Hopkins University who founded the Billie Holiday Project […]
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 discussion co-hosted by the BMI and Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Moderated by Aaron Henkin of WYPR. Click Here to Register.
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 and primary source material to support these discussions in the classroom. Participants will gain access to oral history interviews, photographs, newspapers, and manuscripts, and investigative […]
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. But how did fast food restaurants so thoroughly saturate black neighborhoods in the first place? Join the Lewis Museum with Dr. Marcia Chatelain with her […]