by lindaoppenheim | Mar 16, 2018 | Events
The Hopewell Valley Race and Diversity Discussion Group has about 20 tickets remaining to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture for April 28 at 1:00pm and 1:15. Their bus is leaving from Hopewell around 8:30 from a location TBA. The...
by lindaoppenheim | Jun 25, 2017 | Opinion
Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, explains how the noose found in the museum answers the question founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture...
by lindaoppenheim | Dec 28, 2016 | Exhibit, Uncategorized
Wesley Morris describes his reactions and feelings during his first visit to the newly opened National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), which he dubs the “Blacksonian.” On the lowest level he notes “You can see more than well...
by lindaoppenheim | Sep 22, 2016 | Events, Exhibit
In anticipation of the opening of the NMAAHC on Saturday, the New York Times produced a special section “I, Too, Sing America” (Thursday, September 22, 2016) including a description of the building, and interview with the architect, David Adjaye, and...