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Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Amid tumultuous year, Reginald F. Lewis Museum hires civil rights museum president to be executive director

Amid tumultuous year, Reginald F. Lewis Museum hires civil rights museum president to be executive director

Feb 1, 2021

  By MARY CAROLE MCCAULEY BALTIMORE SUN | DEC 03, 2020 AT 8:00 AM   Terri Lee Freeman was appointed Thursday as the newest executive director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, capping a tumultuous year for...
Black history is vital to understanding racial injustice. But the museums holding that history are under threat.

Black history is vital to understanding racial injustice. But the museums holding that history are under threat.

Feb 1, 2021

  By Kelsey Ables November 25, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. EST   This past summer, Teyvaun Allen found himself parked in front of an old brick building just east of downtown Cleveland looking for a museum. Having recently learned — somewhere on the Internet — that...
New Reginald F. Lewis Museum exhibit highlights ‘Good Trouble’ of recent racial justice protests in Maryland

New Reginald F. Lewis Museum exhibit highlights ‘Good Trouble’ of recent racial justice protests in Maryland

Feb 1, 2021

  By SAMEER RAO BALTIMORE SUN | OCT 30, 2020 AT 5:15 PM   To preserve history of any kind is challenging enough. Trying to do so with the very recent past, particularly when that past blurs with the present, adds another layer of difficulty. This was the...

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A Soldier’s Life: A Black Woman’s Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion
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Women’s History Program: “The Artistry and Activism of Frances Harper”
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 Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II
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