Hybrid Juneteenth Event: Reconstruction and African American Memory
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 […]
Hybrid Event: Juneteenth Jamboree with Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford
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 […]
Juneteenth Short Kuts Show: Black Liberation, Protest, Freedom – In Person Event
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 […]
Black Wall Street and Beyond Series: Understanding Economic Development for Youth/The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Massacre of 1921 – Virtual Event
In partnership with Kaiser Permanente, the first of three events will feature Hillary Beard, author of the adaptation The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Massacre of 1921. Ms. […]
BLM Protest Anniversary Programming – Make Good Trouble Protest Panels Artist Retrospective – Rescheduled
This program will be rescheduled in July 2021. Please check back for new date. Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in commemorating the first anniversary of the Black Lives Matter […]
Virtual Book Talk: Annette Gordon Reed, On Juneteenth
Celebrate Juneteenth throughout June with virtual and onsite programming with the Lewis Museum and its community partners. More details to come. Annette Gordon-Reed will be in virtual conversation with Lawrence […]
Action Revolutionaries: Celebrating the Legacy of Black Trans Organizing – In Person
Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in a discussion with local Black trans leaders on the histories of grassroots organizing and […]
Exhibition Opening: Tell Our Story: A Tribute to Robert Houston
Tell Our Story, A Tribute to Robert Houston is an assemblage of photographs and photographers whose narratives are grounded in compassion and empathy yet focused on contemporary social commentary. As […]
Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America -Virtual
Brown Lecture Series: Candacy Taylor. Presented in partnership with the Enoch Pratt Free Library. Candacy Taylor will be in conversation with Jessica Bell Brown about her book, Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots […]
Tell Our Story: A Tribute to Robert Houston Artist Talk – In Person
Join us for an artist talk of the latest exhibition, Tell Our Story: A Tribute to Robert Houston. This conversation moderated by museum Curator Carol Dyson will examine the works […]