Reginald F. Lewis Museum

VIRTUAL Annual African American Children's Book Fair
2020-06-27
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 identity! Visit the Book Fair Schedule to see all the contributors.
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Writers LIVE: Wes Moore, Five Days
2020-06-28 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Best selling author Wes Moore joins us with the Baltimore launch of his new book, Five Days.
In Five Days, Moore—along with journalist Erica Green—tell the story of the Baltimore uprising both through his own observations and through the eyes of other Baltimoreans.
Book sales provided by the The Ivy Bookshop. Visit their website to purchase your copy of Five Days.
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The event will also be streamed live on the Lewis Museum’s Facebook page.

Educator Webinar: COLONIAL AND EARLY AFRICAN AMERICAN EXPERIENCE (1600-1860)
2020-07-27 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-07-29 13:00 - 14:30, 2020-07-31 13:00 - 14:30
Examine Maryland slavery from colonial era to mid-1800s with content lectures and interactive instruction from An African American Journey Resource Guide. This course includes home assignments and teaching a curriculum lesson to obtain 1 MSDE credit hour. This webinar meets for 3 sessions (July 27th, 29th, 31st). For more information, contact Education Manager, Terry.Taylor@lewismuseum.org. RSVP HERE.

Virtual Summer Mini-Camp: Architecture of Teens
2020-07-30 13:00 - 14:30
Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and the Baltimore chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects for an interactive STEAM workshop introducing school-aged children to the field of architecture and related design professions.
Students will learn about basic design principles to complete a small project while discovering the importance of design in the built environment.
Registration is limited. Secure your spot today!
Register here.
Free to attend; donations encouraged.

Virtual Mini-Camp: Comic Books for Kids - Session 1
2020-08-06 11:00 - 12:00
Create the next great Black superhero with this introductory comic book workshop! Campers will learn the basics of comic book creation including writing, drawing, and character development. By the end of the series, comic book creators will create their own superhero story​.​
This program is facilitated by​ comic artist Akinseye Brown of East Coast Black Age of Comics Convention (ECBACC)​.​
Dates: August 6, 13 and/or 21. Register individually or for the entire series!
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Recommended for students in GRADES 3-8
​Cost: $6 per session or $15 for all three classes

Lift Every Voice Virtual Concert
2020-08-06 18:00 - 19:00
You’re invited to a virtual concert from the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and Baltimore Musicales. Jarrod Lee, Adrienne Ivey, Justin Harrison, Angeli Ferrette, Nigel Rowe, Dana Kristina-Joi Morgan, and Jasmine Barnes perform songs and ensembles by Margaret Bonds, Hall Johnson, Bernice Johnson Reagon, and more.
Your ticket is good for one family or viewing party. Each individual does not need to buy a separate ticket.
Buy your ticket here.
All funds will support the artists for their work and the work of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum. Thank you for your support!

Virtual Mini-Camp: Comic Books for Kids - Session 2
2020-08-13 11:00 - 12:00

Virtual Mini-Camp: Comic Books for Kids - Session 3
2020-08-20 11:00 - 12:00

I Got A Monster: Virtual Book Discussion
2020-08-20 18:00 - 19:00
You’re invited to a virtual book discussion with authors, Brandon Soderberg and Baynard Woods, about their new book, I Got a Monster: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Corrupt Police Squad. Soderberg and Woods will be joined by Ivan Bates, former prosecutor turned defense lawyer, and moderator Tia “Mz Konnoisseur” Hamilton, owner of State Vs Us Magazine & co-owner Urban Reads Bookstore. Free for members; $5 non-member.
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Beginning in the wake of the Baltimore protests over Freddie Gray’s death, I Got A Monster, is the explosive true story of the Gun Trace Task Force (GTTF), America’s most corrupt police squad. For half a decade, members of this elite unit terrorized the embattled, deeply-segregated city of Baltimore, robbing dealers of their cash, stealing their stash, and putting the drugs back onto the streets.
Buy your copy of I Got A Monster at Urban Reads.

The Power of Motherhood
2020-08-26 18:00 - 19:30
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum in partnership with Kaiser Permanente invites you to the first program in the virtual panel discussion series, Still We Rise.
The Power of Motherhood explores the resiliency of mothers. Numerous African American women who’ve lost a child to gun violence or police brutality have gone from grieving to activism to make a change. During this discussion, we will highlight how mothers are showing their resiliency by relentlessly speaking out about police brutality, racism, gun violence and criminal-justice reform. Panelists will also engage in a discussion on the health disparities women of color experience as they navigate the health care system. Program is free; registration required.
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Introduction of Keynote by Ruth Williams-Brinkley
Keynote Speaker – Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin
Moderator – Dr. Karsonya Wise Whitehead, WEAA Radio Show Host and professor of African American studies at Loyola University
Panelists – Dr. Ada Emarieybe, Ruth Williams-Brinkley, and Annette R. March-Grier

Virtual Youth Photography Workshop: How I See My Community
2020-09-12 12:00 - 13:00
Young photographers in training are invited to learn the tricks and trade of photography with photojournalist, Kyle Pompey, over this two session course (9/12/20 and 9/19/20). Kyle will share his experiences and work, while teaching youth how to create their own photographic works of arts. Student photographers will showcase their work online following the workshop.
Recommended Ages: 9 -16 Cost: $12 for 2 sessions
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Kyle is featured in a variety of publications such as Ebony Magazine, The Huffington Post, GQ, Essence and Japan Magazine. Breaking the mold of perceptions is the goal of his debut photography book “Perspective: Baltimore”.

Capturing a Movement: Photography as Activism
2020-09-16 18:00 - 19:00
Photographers serve as witnesses, capturing humanity during a moment in time. Baltimore photographer Joe Giordano will moderate a discussion with fellow photographers from around the country about the history of photographing protest, the importance of being witness to the Black Lives Matter movement, and more. Registration required; free for members/$5 for non-members.
Register here.
The Photographers:
Sheila Pree Bright is an Atlanta-based, award-winning photographer best known for her works Plastic Bodies, Suburbia,Young Americans and her most recent series #1960Now. Sheila is the author of #1960Now: Photographs of Civil Rights Activist and Black Lives Matter Protest published by Chronicle Books. See her work at www.sheilapreebright.com.
Rob Ferrell is a Baltimore-based artist, archivist, and community organizer. Rob is dedicated to visually archiving the Movement for Black Lives during his lifetime. See his work at www.robferrell.com or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/bmore_radical.
Michael McCoy is a Washington, D.C.-based freelance photojournalist and a two-time combat veteran. In his work as a photographer, he sees himself as a visual storyteller. He is devoted to his documentary and environmental portraiture work. See his work at michaelamccoyphotography.com/work or on Instagram at www.instagram.com/michaelamccoyphotography.

Reginald F. Lewis Museum Virtual Educator's Open House
2020-09-17 16:00 - 17:00
Join the museum to learn about virtual program offerings available for educational groups. Educators will take a guided virtual gallery tour of our permanent exhibition and Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake exhibtion along with a glimpse of a virtual living history performance. Museum staff will be available for questions and discussion.
Cost: Free
Click Here to Register for the Educator’s Open House.

Regional Youth Summit on Teen Resistance to Systemic Racism
2020-09-26 11:00 - 12:00
Join the museum and teens from around the region in a virtual conversation on how they are addressing and fighting systemic injustices occurring in their world today. Students will discuss how teens are active in their communities and the power they yield to shape change. The summit will feature artistic and musical expressions. This summit is facilitated by educator Dr. LaMarr Shields and Hadiya-Ayodele.
In conjunction with the Smithsonian’s National Youth Summit on Teen Resistance to Systemic Racism by the National American History Museum. Registration is required; ticket is free.
Register Here.

Family Story: Unraveling Your DNA
2020-09-26 13:00 - 14:30
If you can’t find information through records or have hit a dead end in your research, DNA analysis can help expand your family story. Genealogy expert, Lyndra Marshall (née Pratt), speaks with AfricanAncestry founder and president, Dr. Gina Paige. Learn how DNA ancestry testing works and what can be uncovered in the process.
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Registration required: $6 for members/$8 for non-members.

Freedom Bound: Songs of Love, Hope, and Determination
2020-09-26 18:30 - 19:30
This program has moved. Baltimore Musicales will be hosting the virtual concert. Register for their event at https://www.baltimoremusicales.org/performances/event-freedombound. Please contact Alyssa Foley at alyssa.foley@lewismuseum.org, if you have any questions.
You’re invited to the debut of Freedom Bound: Songs of Love, Hope, and Determination, a virtual concert created in partnership with Baltimore Musicales. Explore Freedom Bound: Runaways of the Chesapeake while listening to world-class performances inspired by the exhibition. The exhibition tells the stories of nine people who ran away from enslavement or servitude in Maryland from the Colonial era to the Civil War.

How are the Children?
2020-09-30 18:00 - 19:30
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed everyone’s lives but children have been especially affected with the closing of schools, inability to play with friends, and threat of food insecurity. This conversation will look at how children are dealing with these issues. Dr. Lisa Delpit, an author, educator, and MacArthur Fellows Genius will give the keynote address. Registration is required; free to attend. Registration closes Monday, September 28th.
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This program is the second event in the Still We Rise series, a partnership between the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and Kaiser Permanente. Find out more about the series here.

Architecture Kids Workshop - Part II
2020-10-03 10:00 - 12:00
Learn about African American architects, architectural design and Baltimore’s architecture in this virtual workshop hosted by Doors Open Baltimore and Bmore NOMA. Youth will create designs for a neighborhood mall or store. Bmore NOMA is an organization that champions diversity within the design professions.
Recommended Audience: Grades 3-8; Cost: Free
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Once you’ve registered download the worksheet for the program.

This program is one of two programs of STEAM Day @ the Lewis Museum part of the Maryland STEM Festival. Also participate in STEAM Conversation for Kids: How to Make a Vaccine.

STEAM Conversation for Kids: How to Make A Vaccine
2020-10-03 13:30 - 14:30
Download the STEMcX worksheet for the program.
Ever wondered how vaccines are made for the flu or COVID-19? Find out with a live Q & A talk with Dr. Kizzy S. Corbett, the scientific lead for the Coronavirus Vaccines & Immunopathogenesis Team at the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Corbett will explain her scientific journey and what the team is currently working on with the virus. This talk will be followed with an activity that relates to COVID 19 and the body’s immune system. This program is in partnership with STEMcX.
Recommended Audience: Grades 3-8; Cost: Free
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This program is one of two programs of STEAM Day @ the Lewis Museum part of the Maryland STEM Festival. Also participate in Architecture Kids Workshop – Part II.

Endangered - The State of Black Men in America
2020-10-08 18:00 - 19:30
African American men have the lowest life expectancy of any demographic group in the United States, regardless of economic status. During this program, speakers will highlight the major factors that lead to Black men’s deaths and how we can change this harrowing statistic. Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League will give the keynote address. Followed by a fireside chat with Derrick Johnson, president of the NAACP, and actor Boris Kodjoe. Registration is required; free to attend. Registration will close at 5 PM on Wednesday, October 7th.
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This program is the third event in the Still We Rise series, a partnership between the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and Kaiser Permanente. Find out more about the series and watch recordings of past events here.

The Legacy of the Green Book: A Smithsonian Affiliations Virtual Scholar Talk
2020-10-15 19:00 - 20:00
In 1936, Victor Hugo Green, a Harlem postman, began publishing a guide for African American travelers to offer travel options during America’s Jim Crow era. The Green Book, as it was known, was a sustained success — for almost thirty years — providing Black travelers information on hotels, restaurants, service stations, and other facilities where they could expect welcome “without humiliation.” This event on Zoom will be a simultaneous broadcast to select Smithsonian Affiliate partners only, across the United States. Registration is required; free to attend.
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Moderator – Marquette Folley, Content Director, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service
Panelist – Candacy Taylor, award-winning author, photographer, and cultural documentarian working on a multidisciplinary project based on The Negro Motorist Green Book.

Who We Are: Identity and Diversity in Our Jewish Community
2020-10-18 16:00 - 17:00
Join writer and political strategist Ginna Green and clinical psychologist Dr. Harriette Wimms for a virtual discussion on the diversity of Jewish identity and experience. Registration is required; free to attend
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This is the first of three programs presented in partnership with the Jewish Museum of Maryland and Chizuk Amuno Congregation within the series, Jews of Color, Jewish Institutions, and Jewish Community in the Age of #Black Lives Matter. Click here to learn more about the series.
About Our Speaker:
Ginna Green is a political strategist, writer and consultant, and, until June 2020, the Chief Strategy Officer at Bend the Arc: Jewish Action. There she led the work of the communications, advocacy, electoral, rapid response and racial equity teams from 2018-2020, a period of unprecedented white nationalism, antisemitism and authoritarianism in American life.
Prior to Bend the Arc, Ginna was Managing Director of the Democracy Collaborative at ReThink Media. At ReThink she strengthened the communications capacity of groups working on money in politics, fair and diverse courts, and voting rights. Before joining ReThink, Ginna worked at the Center for Responsible Lending for several years, including during the Great Recession and foreclosure crisis, and worked to pass the California Homeowner Bill of Rights and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. She has also been on staff at Full Court Press Communications, The OpEd Project, SPIN Academy, and the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center.
Ginna is a frequent speaker and writer on democracy, leadership, race, racism in the Jewish community, and Jewish community diversity, and has been published in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, Salon, and more. A 2020-2021 Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, Ginna also sits on the boards of Women’s March, Political Research Associates, the Jews of Color Initiative and Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice. An alum of the Jeremiah Fellowship and the Selah Leadership Program, and a 2019 Schusterman Fellow, Ginna is a native southerner and the mother of four amazing kids.

Social Justice Fabric Workshop for Youth (November 7 and 21) - Virtual Program
2020-10-26 08:00 - 17:00
Express your activism through art by creating a fabric quilt block on a social justice issue important to our community. Hosted by the Social Justice Sewing Academy, youth participant’s quilt blocks will be sewn together into a social justice quilt. Quilt block templates will be provided by the Academy. Participants will need fabrics, craft glue and scissors to participate in the virtual community quilting project.
This program meets for 2 sessions on November 7 and 21, 10 am -11 am EST. Suitable for Grades 3-8.
In Conjunction to Making Good Trouble Exhibition
Cost: Free
Materials Needed:

Solid color heavy weight cotton fabric (12 1/2″ x 12 1/2″) square to start quilting block. Also, fabric scraps around the house (such as old clothing).
Scissors, glue (Elmer’s or Roxanne Basting Glue), needle and thread.

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Workplace Matters: Systemic Racism + Economic Opportunities - Virtual Program
2020-10-28 19:00 - 20:00
During this moment of national reckoning around issues of race, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and the Baltimore Museum of Industry invite you to this joint panel discussion where we’ll examine workplace race, equity and inclusion initiatives in Baltimore. Registration is required; $5 for non-member/free for Reginald F. Lewis Museum or Baltimore Museum of Industry members.
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Panelist Bios

For more than 25 years, A. Adar Ayira has been a facilitator and trainer on Racial Equity/ARAO (anti‑racism/anti-oppression) and has created and implemented customized programs, presentations, facilitations, clinics and trainings—as well as provided executive coaching—for nonprofit organizations and executives, foundations, community groups, and individuals in the region.
Tchernavia Rocker, Chief of People and Culture at Under Armour, describes herself as a thought-leader, risk-taker, and change-maker.
Van Brooks is the Founder and Executive Director of Safe Alternative Foundation for Education.
Robert D. Matthews, a Baltimore native, is vice president, Exelon Workforce Development, responsible for the advancement, oversight and strategic direction for the enterprise’s workforce development function; he also serves as chief of staff to Exelon Utilities CEO, Calvin Butler.
Moderator Karsonya (Kaye) Wise Whitehead, PhD, is a three-time New York Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker, as well as the Founding Executive Director of The Emilie Frances Davis Center for Education, Research, and Culture, and a K-12 Master Teacher in African American History. She teaches communication and African and African American Studies at Loyola University Maryland.

Exhibition Opening-Make Good Trouble: Marching for Change
2020-10-30 12:00 - 17:00
Make Good Trouble: Marching for Change exhibition highlights and features those artists and citizen protestors who took to the street to raise awareness about social injustices in the wake of George Floyd’s death.

Short Kutz: Homecoming 2020- Virtual Program
2020-11-05 19:00 - 21:00
Join us for this virtual celebration of HBCU homecomings and the memories, lessons, and adventures found at these “family” reunions. Nine storytellers will share with you — LIVE — unforgettable, curated, true-to-life narratives. If you’re homesick for your HBCU homecoming, this show is the perfect antidote! To attend this virtual program, you only need to register once per household. This storytelling program is curated by Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields and the Cambio Group. It is directed by Director Marc LaVeau and hosted by Comedian Stacey Carver (Rutgers University). Click Here to view a clip from the School Dazed Show (Fall 2019).
Click Here to Purchase Tickets. Patrons will receive their event links via email the week of the show.
Participating Storytellers and HBCU Schools

Marie Parfait (Florida A & M)
Teunsha Robinson (Bowie State University)
Kamaria Ngozi (Grambling State University)
Tim Jones (Fayetteville State University)
Kristan Justice (Cheyney University)
Mothyna James (Morgan State University)
Tim Fields (Morehouse College)
Darlene Mungin (Lincoln University, Pennsylvania)
Ericka Jones (Jackson State University)

Educator’s Webinar: Civil War and Reconstruction - Virtual Course (11/7;11/14, 11/21)
2020-11-07 12:00 - 13:30
Examine the Civil War and Reconstruction through the lens of the African American experience with content lectures, a virtual tour and interactive instruction from An African American Journey Resource Guide. This course includes home assignments and implementing a curriculum lesson to obtain 1 MSDE credit hour. In partnership with the Maryland Center for History and Culture.
This course meets for three sessions on November 7, 14 and 21 from Noon to 1:30 pm to be eligible for an MSDE credit.
RSVP HERE

Cost: Free

Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and Their Astonishing Odyssey Home - Virtual Program
2020-11-12 19:00 - 20:00
Join Dr. Richard Bell to discuss his new book, Stolen, a gripping and true story about five boys who were kidnapped in the North and smuggled into slavery in the Deep South—and their daring attempt to escape and bring their captors to justice, reminiscent of Twelve Years a Slave and Never Caught.
Their ordeal—an odyssey that takes them from the Philadelphia waterfront, the Eastern Shore and to the marshes of Mississippi —shines a glaring spotlight on the Reverse Underground Railroad, a black market network of human traffickers and slave traders who stole away thousands of legally free African Americans from their families in order to fuel slavery’s rapid expansion in the decades before the Civil War.
Richard Bell is Professor of History at the University of Maryland and author of the new book Stolen: Five Free Boys Kidnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which is shortlisted for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has held major research fellowships at Yale, Cambridge, and the Library of Congress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Public Scholar award. He serves as a Trustee of the Maryland Center for History and Culture, as an elected member of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, and as a fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
Cost: Free
Click Here to Register for this Virtual Event.
Books can be purchase online Here or a signed copy from the author is available upon request. Contact Terry Taylor at terry.taylor@lewismuseum.org if you are interested in a signed copy.
