2024 MLK Day Parade This year’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, hosted by the YWCA of Greater Charleston, is set to feature marching bands, musical groups, churches, local business and more in downtown Charleston. The parade will start at Burke High School and travel Sumter Streeet, King and Calhoun streets before ending at …
Charleston City Paper: What to do this MLK Day: IAAM, parades, more
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a Jan. 15 holiday just around the corner, and this year with the recently opened International African American Museum (IAAM), Charleston boasts more events than ever before. The IAAM will host its first Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration, IAAM King: An MLK Day Celebration, on Jan. 15. The …
LowCountryBiz SC: International African American Museum lines up programs in the TD Bank Series through summer, 2024
Donation will support special TD Bank Program Series at the museum The International African American Museum (IAAM) has received a $250,000 gift for education and programming from TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, to sponsor the TD Bank Program Series at the museum. TD Bank’s second gift to the IAAM brings their donation total to …
ABC News 4: IAAM receives $250K donation from TD Bank to support education and programming
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — TD Bank has donated $250,000 to the International African American Museum (IAAM) to support education and programming at the museum. According to the museum, the donation will sponsor the TD Bank Program Series at the IAAM. “Elevating the voices and sharing the untold stories of African Americans is a crucial piece …
Charleston Regional Business Journal: International African American Museum Opens Doors for Educational Field Trips
Charleston, S.C. – The International African American Museum (IAAM) is calling out to students and educators to come explore the rich cultural and historical narratives by booking a field trip to one of Charleston’s newest and most significant cultural landmarks. The museum gives students the opportunity to engage with African American history and culture through …
LowCountryBiz SC: International African American Museum opens doors for educational field trips
The International African American Museum (IAAM) is calling out to students and educators to come explore the rich cultural and historical narratives by booking a field trip to one of Charleston’s newest and most significant cultural landmarks. The museum gives students the opportunity to engage with African American history and culture through a series of …
Holy City Sinner: MLK Beloved Community Dinner: Uniting Diners Around the Table
Transformation Table and YWCA Greater Charleston are pleased to announce the MLK Beloved Community Dinner, their first event hosted by Transformation Table Lowcountry, a collaborative partnership between Transformation Table and YWCA Greater Charleston. The event will be held on Friday, January 12th, 2024, from 7 pm to 10 pm, on the hallowed grounds of the …
USA Today: From history to punk rock – 10 best new museums to visit in the US
Each year brings a slew of new collections (or new facilities for old collections) for museum lovers. These 10 museums have been nominated by an expert panel and voted by readers as the best new venues on the scene, ranging from avant-garde art spaces to hubs of history, and they represent the top openings of …
International African American Museum will host Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, national award-winning author, at historic African American high school
Charleston, S.C. – The International African American Museum is hosting an author talk with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, renowned scholar and author, at Burke High School on Thursday, January 25, at 6:30 p.m. With Burke’s historic roots as a school for African Americans in the late nineteenth century and its role in fostering student activism …
International African American Museum to host artist Ming Smith in solo exhibition late January
Ming Smith exhibition coming to the International African American Museum Charleston, S.C. – The International African American Museum (IAAM) will house a special exhibition by Ming Smith this winter and early spring. Ming Smith: Feeling the Future will be on view from January 31 through April 28, 2024. Ming Smith: Feeling the Future explores the …