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 […]

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 wave of protests touched off by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others, Maryland was positioning itself for this reckoning. In 2019 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 Race Massacre 100 Years Later and explores the history of “Black Wall Street,” anti-Black violence, and Black resilience in America. Featured panelists for this film […]

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, June 12. (12:30 pm and 3:30 pm).  Brandon Woody, a jazz trumpeter, model, and the lead for the band UPENDO, is a Baltimore native and […]

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 how media of all types (music, dance, visual art, poetry, etc.) have been tools for advocacy, self-love and community building. Included with Museum Admission.  In […]

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 Shore  traveled by Tubman and others with a virtual tour  and talk  with  Alex Green, Owner and Tour Guide of Harriet Tubman Tours. In partnership […]

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 the museum on this day receives Free Admission. Check out  the calendar events for  Juneteenth programs taking place today. Programs included with your free admission.

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 a demo of the Smithsonian Freedmen's Bureau Transcription Project with Quinton Gregory, University of Maryland, College Park. Christopher Bonner specializes in African American history, particularly […]

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 to interactive spoken word by Jeffery and learn how to make a corn husk doll. Instructions on how to make a corn husk doll will […]

This  Juneteenth Freedom Day Event is sponsored by imre.   Ever just wanted to break free? Join us onsite at the Lewis Museum to experience stories of liberation for the premier Short Kuts Live Storytelling Show. In honor of Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, we celebrate the date when Major General Granger and Union troops […]