To be Black in America is a difficult story to tell. Albeit, the International African American Museum says it is an important story that must be told. Read More
Ark Republic: Newly built International African American Museum traces ancestry, encourages Black people to share the tales of their family
To be Black in America is a difficult story to tell. Albeit, the International African American Museum says it is an important story that must be told. From the outset, Africans in slavery had their identities removed and were transported as cargo. The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database reports that between 1525 and 1866, European colonizers moved an …
Daniel Island News: IAAM Sets 2023-2024 Exhibition Line-Up
The International African American Museum (IAAM), which officially opened June 2023 to the public, has lined up three major national and international exhibits that will be on display December through November 2024. The first exhibit, “Creative Gathering: A Space for Gathering, Fellowship, and Reflection Creative Gathering” is an exhibition curated from the permanent collection of …
CountOnNews2: IAAM screens film focused on engaging African-American, rural communities in their own health
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The International African American Museum (IAAM) hosted a conversation and short film screening Friday focused on health and best practices for combatting disease. The screening was for the short film “Small Miracles” and the IAAM partnered with the BrightFocus Foundation for Friday’s showing, which focused on participating in clinical trials and …
Live5News: Charleston museum unveils plans for new exhibits
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The International African American Museum is set to display three new exhibits from December of this year through November of next year. First on the lineup is a month-long exhibition titled “Creative Gathering: A Space for Gathering, Fellowship, and Reflection.” The exhibit has been curated from the museum’s personal collection and …
Live5News: Charleston museum unveils plans for new exhibits
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) – The International African American Museum is set to display three new exhibits from December of this year through November of next year. First on the lineup is a month-long exhibition titled “Creative Gathering: A Space for Gathering, Fellowship, and Reflection.” The exhibit has been curated from the museum’s personal collection and …
Holy City Sinner: From Local to Celestial, International African American Museum Details Next Three Exhibits
The International African American Museum (IAAM), which officially opened in June of 2023 to the public, has lined up three major national and international exhibits that will be on display in December of 2023 and will run through November of 2024. The first exhibit, Creative Gathering: A Space for Gathering, Fellowship, and Reflection, is an exhibition curated from the …
ProPublico: A Racist Harvard Scientist Commissioned Photos of Enslaved People. One Possible Descendant Wants to Reclaim Their Story.
The images are among the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in America. Tamara Lanier’s fight to gain control of them shows there is no clear system in place to repatriate remains of captive Africans or objects associated with them. Read More
MinnPost: A racist Harvard scientist commissioned photos of enslaved people. One possible descendant wants to reclaim their story.
The images are among the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in America. Tamara Lanier’s fight to gain control of them shows there is no clear system in place to repatriate remains of captive Africans or objects associated with them. By Jennifer Berry Hawes, ProPublica Read More
AFAR: Inside Charleston’s International African American Museum, An Institution Two Decades in the Making
The opening of the International African American Museum was an important moment in the city’s—and country’s—history. Read More