Acclaimed comedian Chris Rock visited Charleston’s International African American Museum on Oct. 2, getting back to his roots not only as a native of Andrews, South Carolina, but as one who seeks to learn. “It is always exciting to welcome people back home and share their excitement about learning how the African American journey has …
Fox24 News Now: Exploring The Center for Family History at the International African American Museum
Taylor Miller, with Fox 24 Now, explores the International African American Museum. Check out the link below: https://youtu.be/XGWH2wIa86E?si=Q3widfg64Uh3ky4M
Charleston City Paper: Don’t overlook local museums for tantalizing tales
Charleston’s cobblestone streets and alleys, copper roofs and church steeples are drenched with a history that began before colonial times, creating stories that run through the Civil War and into the modern era. Read More
The Post and Courier: New exhibit at SC’s naval museum shows how officers’ living space compares with sailors’ cramped quarters
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WFAE 90.7: WFAE wins Salute to Excellence Award from NABJ
The National Association of Black Journalists has awarded WFAE and reporter Gwendolyn Glenn a Salute to Excellence Award for a 2023 series about the opening of the International African American Museum in Charleston. “IAAM: The New International African American Museum” won a Salute to Excellence for News Series in the “Radio — Market 16 & …
ABC Columbia: International African American Museum named one of ‘World’s Greatest Places’
(WCIV) — The International African American Museum (IAAM) took to Facebook today to celebrate being named one of “The World’s Greatest Places 2024” by TIME Magazine. “This is only the beginning for us. Come see why for yourself!” Said a post from IAA Read More
Greenville News: Time names South Carolina destination among World’s Greatest Places of 2024: What to know
Time recently highlighted 100 destinations for travelers to explore, from designer Christian Louboutin’s Vermelho Hotel in Portugal to the snow-glazed slopes of Italy and Switzerland’s Matterhorn Alpine Crossing. In the magazine’s “World’s Greatest Places of 2024” roundup, a South Carolina museum was named, revered for its “interactive journey from tragedy to triumph.” Charleston’s International African …
MSN: Time names South Carolina destination among World’s Greatest Places of 2024: What to know
Time recently highlighted 100 destinations for travelers to explore, from designer Christian Louboutin’s Vermelho Hotel in Portugal to the snow-glazed slopes of Italy and Switzerland’s Matterhorn Alpine Crossing. In the magazine’s “World’s Greatest Places of 2024” roundup, a South Carolina museum was named, revered for its “interactive journey from tragedy to triumph.” Read More
The Christian Science Monitor: This wall has 122,000 names on it. It’s a testament to people who survived. | Kim Chandler/AP Gabriella and Erica Jackson look for familiar names at the dedication of the National Monument to Freedom June 19, 2024, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Walls, within the framework of nationalism, have often been tools of isolation and division. Those border walls have been found in the Far East, in Europe, and in America. Read More
Greenville Business Magazine: Economic Snapshot
Payroll employment in South Carolina increased by 8,400 jobs (0.4 percent) on net in July, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Job gains were led by the leisure and hospitality sector which added 3,700 jobs during the month. Read More