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 […]
Prepare 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 […]
Celebrate 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 […]
Join 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 […]
Enjoy 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]