Objects Revealed: Highlights of the Lewis Museum’s Collection
Learn the stories behind the remarkable items found in our permanent collection during Objects Revealed: Highlights From the Lewis Permanent Collection. ⠀ Join registrar and collections manager, Kaili Lockbeam, for this interactive lecture as she explains the history of the items found in our Stearns Family Collection of Slavery Documents. ⠀ ⠀ This virtual talk […]
VIRTUAL Family Story: Jumping Into the Records
Once you have learned all you can from your living relatives, researching vital records is the next step in writing your family story. Virtually join genealogy expert Lyndra Marshall for this exciting workshop. The program will be hosted through Google Meet. Once registered participants will receive the meeting link. This program is the second installment […]
Talks & Thoughts: COVID-19 in Black and White
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the African American community in this country. African Americans are being infected and subsequently dying at higher rates. What puts the black community in this country at greater risk? Join us for a conversation with Kaiser Permanente’s Director of Community Health, Celeste James, Cheryl Dorsey, President […]
Objects Revealed: Jazz and the Blues
Maryland’s music industry enriched the world. Some of the bright stars of jazz and blues including Cab Calloway, Chick Webb, and Billie Holiday were Baltimore natives. Baltimore was also home to the Royal Theater, a stop on the famous Chitlin’ Circuit, which featured black musicians, comedians, and other entertainers. Join Jacqueline Copeland, Executive Director, and […]
Virtual Reading: Story Time – Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
FacebookPrepare for naptime with a recorded reading of Bedtime for Sweet Creatures with acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon’s latest children’s masterpiece that creates an imagination-fueled and animal-filled journey to bedtime. Mommy needs to wrangle her sweet creature in bed so that the whole family can sleep. From tigers to squirrels to snakes, the little boy dodges […]
Virtual Reading: Story Time – Freedom Soup by Tami Charles
FacebookCelebrate Carribean Heritage Month with a virtual reading on Facebook of Freedom Soup with author Tami Charles. Join the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New Year’s soup — and shares the story of how Haitian independence came to be. This year, Ti Gran is teaching Belle how to make the […]
VIRTUAL Family Story: Weaving a Narrative
GoToWebinarJoin Nathania Branch-Miles for this webinar showing you how to use your genealogy research and discussion with your elder to document your family history. Branch-Miles is an author, lecturer, researcher, and family historian who has written books and articles on her family research, Prince George's County history and the American Civil War. This program will […]
Virtual Reading: Story Time – Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen
FacebookEnjoy a virtual reading on Facebook of Freedom Bird: A Tale of Hope and Courage with author Jerdine Nolen to celebrate Juneteenth. In this inspiring story in the tradition of American black folktales, an enslaved brother and sister are inspired by a majestic and mysterious bird to escape to freedom in this dramatic and unforgettable […]
VIRTUAL Annual African American Children’s Book Fair
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture will host the Annual African American Children’s Virtual Book Fair on Saturday, June 27, 2020 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Join us online for a day of family-friendly activities including storytelling, workshops, author talks, art-making activities and literary resources that celebrate diverse book titles embracing black culture and […]