In the Echoes of Unity Special Edition, the Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery highlights how Black history, art, and storytelling foster unity and healing.
Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery
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MSR Publisher Tracey Williams-Dillard inspires teen journalists
Tracey Williams-Dillard, publisher and CEO of the MSR, motivated a group of high school students in the Youth Curator Program.
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Sister Spokesman was in full bloom
Sister Spokesman hosted its “Seed, Plant and Harvest, Let’s Grow Girl!” event, featuring presenter Kim Geraci, Tracey Williams-Dillard, and artist Sage.
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Museum’s public quilting project advances Black storytelling
‘Quilts are important historical and artistic pieces in the Black community that encompass the tradition of storytelling…’
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Minnesota African American Heritage Museum reopens Aug. 18 with timely exhibits, precautions
New exhibitions documenting the uprising sparked by the killing of George Floyd will be on display at the museum.
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State’s only African American museum celebrates its first year [photos]
The Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery (MAAHMG) celebrated its one-year anniversary in grand style with its Northern Lights Gala at Westminster Hall in downtown Minneapolis.
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‘Grace’ pays homage to splendor of Black women and hats
The colorful tradition of Black women and elaborate hats reportedly dates back to ancient Egypt. In America, enslaved Black women were allowed to don decorative caps and hats for Sunday worship service.
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African American history museum set to open its doors
Tina Burnside, museum co-founder and civil rights attorney, notes, “Minnesota is one of the few states in the country that does not have an African American museum. That had to change,” she said. Toward that end, she has partnered with writer and education administrator Coventry Cowens to open the new museum’s doors Saturday, September 8.