Birmingham Civil Rights Institute is a large interpretive museum and research center in Birmingham, Alabama that features state of the art, multimedia presentations of historical events from post-World War I racial segregation to present-day racial progress. The Institute is located in the Civil Rights District, which includes the historic 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram [...]
Paris Noir: African Americans in the City of Light
“J’ai deux amours: Two loves have I, my country and Paris.” – Josephine Baker “In Paris, I lived in all parts of the city — on the Right Bank and the Left, among the bourgeoisie and among les misérables, and knew all kinds of people, from pimps and prostitutes in Pigalle to Egyptian bankers in [...]
Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Los Angeles
The Pan African Art and Film Festival (PAFF) is considered America’s largest and most prestigious Black arts and film festival, regularly attracting over 200,000 visitors and holding annual screenings of more than 100 films made by and/or about people of African descent from the United States, Africa, the Caribbean, South America, the South Pacific, Europe [...]
Martin Luther King Jr. Birth Home, Atlanta GA
Born January 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first 12 years of his life in this modest Queen Anne-style home located in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta. Furnished with both original or period reproduction pieces, as well as personal items of the family, the house has been restored to its appearance [...]
Hammond House Museum & Resource Center for African American Art, Atlanta GA
Established in 1988 with the purchase of the art collection and historic home of the late Dr. Otis T. Hammonds, Hammonds House Museum and Resource Center of African American Art is dedicated to the mission of preserving the work and heritage of African-American artists through educational outreach programs, utilizing local and national artists, scholars, critics [...]
ZORA Festival of the Arts & Humanities | Eatonville, FL
Taking place the last week of January each year in Eatonville, Florida, this multi-day, multi-disciplinary event celebrates the life and work of 20th century writer, folklorist and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston; her hometown, Eatonville, the nation’s oldest incorporated African American municipality and the cultural contributions people of African ancestry have made to the United States [...]
