Upcoming Events
Free: Preview the Online Museum Exhibit for Black History Month
DATE: February 1, 2023
LOCATION: Online event
Registration information comind soon.
A link to view the online museum will be sent within 48 hours of the event date. The link can be used anytime between 8 AM to 5PM on the event date to view the online museum preview.
The Museum of African American Collectibles and History is elated to bring our museum to everyone across the country by providing an extensive preview of some of the exhibits from our museum in an interactive manner. The online exhibition allows for attendees to see the exhibits, view videos, read articles and to learn additional information about the artifacts in the museum. By engaging with the online museum, attendees will:
• gain an understanding of the lives of African Americans during the Jim Crow era.
• learn about African American culture and how it shaped American history.
• learn about African American History that remains untold.
Past Events: Presenting: Let's Talk About Black History and Current Events
These monthly virtual conversations combine current events with the history and artifacts from our museum. Open to the public, we want to provide everyone the opportunity to learn, but also have a conversation amongst participants in an open format. These talks will be held at 10 am on/approximately the last Saturday in each month. Limited tickets are available. The link to gain access will be emailed closer to the event date to those that have registered. The upcoming events are below:
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Critical Race Theory, Cancel Culture... What's Next?
The phrases Cancel Culture and Critical Race Theory are recognized concepts that deal with Black history and race relations in America. However, these phrases have been politicized when they are truly not political issues. This leads to a misunderstanding of the truth and prevents the history behind the meaning to be shielded. Therefore, the Museum of African American Collectibles and History presents, “Critical Race Theory, Cancel Culture....What’s Next?” During this presentation and conversation, a look into the meaning of these concepts and various aspects of Black History during the Jim Crow Era will be explored. We will also relate the artifacts from our collection with this topic. This event is a part of the “Let's Talk About Black History and Current Events” series.
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The Stories of Black History: Black
Periodicals vs the Mainstream Media
Until the conception of the first Black publication, local and national magazines and newspapers excluded the news and information that was of upmost importance to Black communities. Further, these publications did not Black advertisements and showcased products that had negative and stereotypical images of Black people. Black owned periodicals from the Jim Crow era told the stories of politics, education, the economy and injustice from a perspective that would serve to education Black readers. We can now look at these early periodicals as documentation to be put in a collective Black history book, as they contained sketches and photographs of historical moments in Black history. Therefore, the Museum of African American Collectibles and History presents, “The Stories of Black History: Black Periodicals vs the Mainstream Media.” During this presentation and conversation, we will look at Black owned publications from our collection and important topics during the times and compare them with mainstream publications.