Charleston, S.C. – In early March, the International African American Museum (IAAM) welcomed students from the College of Charleston, Benedict College, and the College of the Holy Cross as participants in its first annual Alternate Spring Break (ASB) program. IAAM’s ASB program gives students an alternative to the typical spring break affording them the …
Greenville Business Magazine: The Business Narrative: Follow the North Star
International African American Museum to Host World Premiere of Traveling Exhibition (Image provided. “The Negro Motorist Green Book: 1947” from The New York Public Library Digital Collections.) The International African American Museum (IAAM) in Charleston, South Carolina, will host the world premiere of a special exhibition highlighting the African American search for freedom and self-determination. Read More
Charleston Regional Business Journal: Charleston museum to host world premier of first-of-its-kind exhibit
The International African American Museum will host the world premier of a special exhibition highlighting the African-American search for freedom and self-determination. Entitled Follow the North Star: Freedom in the Age of Mobility, it is the first to be curated and crafted by IAAM that is designed to travel to other museums around the country, …
Carnegie Mellon University: Historian Illuminates Crucial Chapter of Harriet Tubman’s Legacy
Harriet Tubman, who escaped enslavement and helped more than 70 others out of bondage via the Underground Railroad, also was instrumental in the success of what was possibly the largest rebellion of enslaved people in U.S. history. Read More
USA Today: New Alabama sculpture park, Black history museums are changing the way history is told
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ‒ From a wooden bench at the edge of the Freedom Monument Sculpture Park, visitors can see the Alabama River where enslaved Africans were transported and sold into a life of forced labor. From the wide windows on the second floor of the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, visitors can …
USA Today: Several Black museums have opened in recent years with more coming soon. Here’s a list.
Several museums that focus on the African American experience and history have opened in the past six years with many opening in the last four years. “We all came out of the community in which we serve,’’ said Vedet Coleman-Robinson, executive director of the Association of African American Museums. “People are really thirsty for that …
Special exhibition at the International African American Museum highlights search for freedom
Follow the North Star explores the African American journey Charleston, S.C. – The International African American Museum (IAAM) will host the world premier of a special exhibition highlighting the African American search for freedom and self-determination. Entitled Follow the North Star: Freedom in the Age of Mobility, it is the first to be curated and …
Holy City Sinner: West African drummers set to perform at the International African American Museum
In April, the International African American Museum (IAAM) will launch its summer “Keys & Conversations” programming, beginning with a West African drumming experience presented by the Amen-Ra Drummers. Scheduled from 4 pm to 5 pm on Saturday, April 6th, brothers Marwan Amen-Ra and Chi Amen-Ra will join IAAM for a performance and conversation on West …
International African American Museum kicks off Keys & Conversations with the Amen-Ra Drummers
West African drummers set to perform at the International African American Museum Charleston, S.C. – In April, the International African American Museum will launch its summer Keys & Conversations programming, beginning with a West African drumming experience presented by the Amen-Ra Drummers. Scheduled from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, brothers Marwan Amen-Ra …
CHS Today: Southern Living readers name Charleston the best city in the South
Southern Living readers voted Charleston No. 1 in the annual South’s Best awards. The awards showcase readers’ favorite destinations and experiences. Southern Living added, “The Holy City’s gorgeous architecture, picturesque streets, and welcoming Lowcountry spirit continue to impress year after year…we love every last detail that makes Charleston the shining star it is.” Read More