The International African American Museum (IAAM) will celebrate its grand opening at a community dedication ceremony celebration at Marion Square on June 24 at 10 a.m. The event, presented by Boeing, will bring visitors, community, and celebrities together for a live simulcast of the private dedication ceremony taking place at the museum site that morning. …
Aptly for a nation built on racism, Juneteenth marks not the actual day enslaved black Texans were declared free but the day Union troops bothered to tell them they were free – months after the Civil War ended, and two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. Today, black Americans beset by newly bold white supremacy, from the erasure …
The International African American Museum sits on Gadsden’s Wharf, once one of the biggest U.S. slave ports. Read More
The new International African American Museum is set to open its doors in Charleston, South Carolina, and give visitors of any background the opportunity to discover parts of their histories. TODAY’s Craig Melvin got an exclusive first look and shares what he found out about his own family. Watch Now
A lot has changed in the eight years since the Emanuel Church shootings, in both Charleston and the world. We’ve been through two divisive presidential elections, a global pandemic and several subsequent national tragedies that sparked frank — if often frustrating — conversations about race in America. Read More
The two major downtown Charleston hotel developments — South Carolina’s first Four Seasons and a 10-story project near WestEdge — will undergo a second look by the city’s Board of Architectural Review this week. The future Four Seasons at 155 Meeting St. is up for discussion June 14, as the developer seeks conceptual approval and a possible extra floor. Read More
Plus, a British engineering marvel turns 100, Paris reveals its best baguette and a spectacular desert show offers a new way to honour the world’s oldest continuous living culture. As the world fully reopens, the next few months will see more people travel than before the pandemic. From personal success stories to long-awaited openings, here …
International African American Museum to mark opening with series of events Public invited to attend worship service and dedication ceremony watch celebration Charleston, S.C. — The International African American Museum (IAAM) has released additional details for opening week events, including a worship service on June 22 and a dedication ceremony community gathering on June 24. …
By Andy Brack | Now is the right time for the opening of an international museum dedicated to telling generations of stories stemming from the lives of enslaved Africans brutally brought to what became the United States. And Charleston, where two of every five of the enslaved disembarked from cruel slaving ships that fueled chattel …
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