Film Screening: BOSS, The Black Experience In Business (118 minutes)
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, the new documentary brings the largely unknown stories of enterprising African Americans to the forefront examining more than 150 years of African Americans. A post discussion with Nelson, Loida Lewis, the widow of Reginald F. Lewis, and MPT reporter Charles Robinson will follow. This program is being presented in […]
Book Signing: Photographer John Clark Mayden of Baltimore Lives
Photographer John Clark Mayden will be signing copies of his book, Baltimore Lives, at the Museum Shop to help kick off the Museum’s Holiday Members Sale. Baltimore native John Clark Mayden's photographs are distinctive to the city and specific to black life there, lingering on the front stoops and in the postage-stamp backyards of Charm […]
The Politics of Mothering While Black
Join scholar Dawn Marie Dow and journalist Dani McClain in a thought-provoking talk on the politics of black motherhood with their latest books. Dow examines black middle class mothers approach to parenting through the lens of race, gender and class while McClain discusses how to raise a daughter as a black woman in an unjust […]
Kwanzaa Celebration
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesCelebrate Kwanzaa at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum with African dance, drumming performances, workshops, lectures, craft activities, and an African Marketplace celebrating the principle Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility. This event is in partnership with Kaiser Permanente. Special Admission: $5. Click here to get your tickets. Schedule: 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. African Marketplace - […]
HBCU Town Hall Meeting
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesLearn about the efforts of the Maryland HBCU Advocates to ensure that Maryland’s historically black colleges and universities are as comparable and competitive as their counterparts. Panel will feature Dr. Earl Richardson, President Emeritus of Morgan State, Chief Judge Bell, retired Chief Judge, Maryland Court of Appeals, Aisha Braveboy, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney and Delegate Charles Sydnor. Free with museum admission.
MLK Day Celebration at The Lewis
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesCelebrate the legacy of Dr. King at the Lewis Museum!
S.T.A.R.S. Workshop (Ages 6-10)
Engage with Afrocentric comic book characters along with role playing, storytelling, and drawing activities in this workshop that combines creativity and literacy. Click here for tickets. Member: $6; Non-member: $8
Creating Black Comic Books (C.B.C.B.) Workshop (Ages 11-17)
Calling all young comic artists! This workshop is designed to teach the necessary skills to emerging artists. Learn how to enhance your drawing skills, tips for self-publishing, and how to best present yourself as a professional in the expanding comic book industry. Click here for tickets. Members: $6; Non-members: $8