18 Mar 2016

“The AAMI Opens Nominations for 2016 History Makers”

By Alicia R. H. Mayberry

(CEDAR RAPIDS, IA) – In anticipation of the 2016 History Maker’s Gala the African American Museum of Iowa will be opening nominations for History Makers March 14, 2016. Nominations will close April 4, 2016.

The AAMI’s Histor...

29 Jan 2016

Extended Hours for Black History Month

By Alicia R. H. Mayberry

(Cedar Rapids, IA) – This year the African American Museum of Iowa will be open Sundays in February and March from 12:00pm-4:00pm

to celebrate Black History Month.

For more information on this or other pro...

29 Jan 2016

Extended Hours for Black History Month

By Alicia R. H. Mayberry

(Cedar Rapids, IA) – This year the African American Museum of Iowa will be open Sundays in February and March from 12:00pm-4:00pm to celebrate Black History Month.

For more information on this or other prog...

27 Jan 2016

29 Days of Black History Facts

By Alicia R. H. Mayberry

1.     Claude McKay is generally regarded as the first major poet of the Harlem Renaissance. His best poetry, including sonnets ranging from the militant “If We Must Die” (1919) to the brooding self-portrait “Outcast,” was colle...

20 Jan 2016

The AAMI Welcomes a new Deputy Director

By Alicia R. H. Mayberry

(CEDAR RAPIDS, IA) – Effective February 1, 2016 LaNisha Cassell will join the African American Museum of Iowa as its new deputy director. Working alongside executive director Thomas Moore, Cassell will carry out the museum’s strategic plan to ...

12 Jan 2016

“AAMI Honoring Martin Luther King, JR. Day with Presentation and Film Screening for children and adults”

By Alicia R. H. Mayberry

(CEDAR RAPIDS, IA) – In partnership with the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission and the Cedar Rapids Public Library, the African American Museum of Iowa will present “The Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” at 3:00pm on Monday ...

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