A Community Conversation: Beyond the 50 States
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | America250, United States
The United States is made up of 50 states, plus 6 territories/jurisdictions: Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Washington, DC. In this pre-recorded conversation, representatives from these places speak about their connection to the United States and the unique histories and diversity of these places. Panelists included Eduardo Arosemena-Munoz, Chairman, Institute of Puerto Rican Culture; Elliot L. Ferguson, President of Destination DC; Dr. Kimberlee Kihleng, Executive Director of Humanities Guahan; Leo Pangelinan, Executive Director of the Northern Marianas Humanities Council; and Verdel L. Petersen, Facilitator of the Capacity Building Project in the US Virgin Islands.
America250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, created by Congress, and the corresponding America250 Foundation, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.

Fresh Talk: How Can The Arts Inspire Environmental Advocacy?
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Museum of Women in the Arts, United States
Women representing a range of environmental and arts-based organizations share their work and ask: “How Can The Arts Inspire Environmental Advocacy?” Presenters included: Amy Lipton, director/curator of ecoartspace, Miranda Massie, director of the Climate Museum, Jacqui Patterson, director of the NAACP Environmental and Climate Justice Program, and Laura Turner Seydel, chairperson of Captain Planet Foundation, featuring a video welcome by Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and current President of the Foundation/Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice.

The Art of Citizenship Digital Resource
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Monticello, United States
“The Art of Citizenship” is a digital resource that explores the modern-day relevance of Thomas Jefferson’s ideas about the American experiment in self-government. Using videos, podcasts, photos, timelines, and quotes, this website illustrates the enduring challenges and opportunities faced by every generation of Americans and offers a springboard for discussion about civic engagement in a democratic society.

Civic Engagement in A Constitutional Democracy: Online Course
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics, Harvard University, United States
We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy
Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy and understand how to encourage others to explore their own civic paths, while in parallel crafting your own civic voice and identity.

In 1868, Black suffrage was on the ballot
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, United States
Every election season in the United States revolves around a set of issues—health care, foreign affairs, the economy. In 1868, at the height of the Reconstruction, the pressing issue was Black male suffrage. When voters went to the polls that November, they were asked to decide if and how their nation’s democracy should change to include Black men, millions of whom were newly freed from slavery. It was up to voters to decide: should Black men be granted the right to vote?

Women at Work Digital Exhibit
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | Filson Historical Society, KY, United States
Women have been working side by side with each other and with men – fathers, brothers, partners, husbands, sons – throughout human existence. The theme “women at work” should therefore cover millennia. Being not so ambitious, this exhibit seeks to illuminate women’s professional roles in only a snippet of American history: the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

"Piney Points" Instagram Video Shorts Tell Maryland History
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | St. Mary’s County Museum Division, United States
Wanna know more fun and interesting things about the lighthouse and other things about Piney Point, Maryland, but don’t have a ton of time? We’ve introduced a new feature called “Piney Points” where you can learn new things in around 30 seconds each #video! We’ll be posting about once a week – stay tuned!

RECLAMATION
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | National Museum of Women in the Arts, DC, United States
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) presents RECLAMATION: Recipes, Remedies, and Rituals, a new participatory exhibition featuring nine interdisciplinary artists. Conceived as a virtual experience that recontextualizes the traditional role of women in providing sustenance and healing, RECLAMATION also features content submitted by the public, interwoven with the artists’ work.
RECLAMATION is an evolving exhibition and ingredient archive that examines food as a creative medium for visual art and a connective tool for exploring intergenerational and intercultural experiences.
The exhibition centers around a kitchen table, the central domestic object for gatherings of family and friends. Nine artists will activate their own kitchen tables, sharing photographs, videos and stories about how they use this domestic object. These intimate glimpses into the artists’ homes simultaneously reveal a work of art and the process by which it is made.
Through a digital ingredient archive, developed in partnership with the Family Arts Museum and Ten-Fifteen Media, online visitors can participate in the exhibition by sharing recipes, anecdotes, photos and reflections related to food. Submissions will be layered with the artists’ work, creating a dynamic portal for exploring the interconnectedness of food and the communal nature of nourishing and curing the body. In this way, both artists and viewers will use those materials to honor women’s roles in the practices and traditions surrounding food.
The exhibition also features interviews and content from the Curative Collective, a group of partners that focus on food—from advocacy and social justice work, to healing and restorative self-care. These organizations help ensure that the exhibition reflects and serves their communities while sharing their arts and social change resources with NMWA’s audience. Examples of Curative Collective organizations are Black Magick Sisters, Dreaming Out Loud, Mutual Aid Apothecary, and STRŌB Apothecary, among others.

Becoming Weatherwise: A History of Climate Science in America Exhibit
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | American Philosophical Society Library & Museum, 104 S. 5th Street, Philosophical Hall, Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
“Becoming Weatherwise: A History of Climate Science in America” is an exhibition at the American Philosophical Society’s Museum. It explores the questions and methods that have driven the study of weather and climate in the Western world from the mid-eighteenth century through today. The exhibition highlights the importance of work by amateurs and professionals who have worked collaboratively to study weather and climate in the interest of agriculture, human health and comfort, military dominance, and simple curiosity. Celebrating both professional scientists and those who get involved in community science, “Becoming Weatherwise” promotes the scientific side of the Civic Season!

Can you name #5WomenArtists?
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Museum of Women in the Arts, 1250 New York Ave NW, 20005, United States
Can you name five women artists? Since 2016, the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) has been asking this question on social media each March during Women’s History Month. Using the hashtag #5WomenArtists, the campaign calls attention to the fact that women have not been treated equally in the art world, and today they remain dramatically underrepresented and undervalued in museums, galleries, and auction houses.
Learn more about these women artists in artist spotlights.
Image: Alma Woodsey Thomas, Iris, Tulips, Jonquils, and Crocuses, 1969; Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 50 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; © Estate of Alma Woodsey Thomas; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

What Is Nikkei Food?
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Japanese American National Museum, 100 N Central Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
On February 26, 2022, Nikkei and others from around the world gathered virtually to explore what is “Nikkei food” and the role that it plays in Nikkei families and communities internationally. Japanese American writer, Gil Asakawa, emceed and moderated the program that included a presentation by Shigeru Kojima (researcher at the Japanese Overseas Migration Museum, Yokohama, Japan), facilitated small group discussions, and optional post-event discussions via Zoom. This recording includes the presentation and Q&A with Kojima and some break-out session reports. The program was presented in English with Spanish and Portuguese simultaneous translations to facilitate international participation, with over 180 participants from at least 13 countries.

Through Stanley's Eyes: Telling Stories of Heart Mountain
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Japanese American National Museum, 100 N Central Ave, Los Angeles, 90012, United States
How do we tell personal narratives in ways that highlight our community’s broader history and impact? On October 29, 2021, Dakota Russell (Executive Director, Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation), Clement Hanami (Art Director, Japanese American National Museum), and Judy Hayami discussed preserving family stories using innovative ways to share the voices of Heart Mountain, as well as other WWII incarceration sites, in to order to inspire, advocate, and educate. Then, writer Sharon Yamato, actor Kurt Kanazawa, and Nonny de la Peña (Emblematic Group) talked about the process of developing the immersive virtual reality experience of “A Life in Pieces: The Diary and Letters of Stanley Hayami.”
This program was presented live at JANM’s Tateuchi Democracy Forum and also livestreamed as part of the JACSC 2021 Education Conference, Stronger Together: Voices to Inspire, Advocate, and Educate.

Setsuko's Secret: Transformational Stories
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Japanese American National Museum, 100 N Central Ave, Los Angeles, 90012, United States
Don’t miss an exciting new conversation about “Setsuko’s Secret: Heart Mountain and the Legacy of the Japanese American Incarceration.” On October 21, 2021, Author Shirley Ann Higuchi, J.D., chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation, shared her painful transformational journey uncovering and writing about her family’s history and the Japanese American incarceration during World War II. Higuchi was joined by former child incarcerees, Sam Mihara and “Mr. Heart Mountain,” Bacon Sakatani who shared their own firsthand remembrances of the Heart Mountain incarceration site and how as adults, they came to terms with the reality that Heart Mountain was a US government prison. Doug Nelson, vice chair of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation and Dakota Russell, Executive Director, joined them for closing remarks on how these stories have inspired the current work of the Heart Mountain Wyoming Foundation.

Discussion: Graphic Novel about Resisting Japanese American Imprisonment
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Japanese American National Museum, 100 N Central Ave, Los Angeles, 90012, United States
The new graphic novel, “We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration,” presents an original vision of America’s past with disturbing links to the American present. Through the distinct but interconnected stories of Jim Akutsu, Hiroshi Kashiwagi, and Mitsuye Endo, three Japanese Americans who resisted imprisonment in American concentration camps during WWII, We Hereby Refuse exposes the often untold stories of the camp experience.
On June 26, 2021, writers Frank Abe and Tamiko Nimura came together for a conversation and reading of their graphic novel. They were joined by artist Ross Ishikawa to talk about his process recreating Japanese American history with 3-D modeling and YURI Education Project creators who shared the free online resources that accompany the book. The conversation was moderated by Dr. Kelly Fong, Professor of Asian American Studies at UCLA.

History Film Forum: How the Monuments Came Down
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave, 20560, United States
How the Monuments Came Down is a timely and searing look at the history of white supremacy and Black resistance in Richmond, Virginia. The feature-length film — brought to life by history-makers, descendants, scholars, and activists — reveals how monuments to Confederate leaders stood for more than a century, and why they fell.
Following the screening, stay tuned for a dynamic discussion led by Modupe Labode, a curator at the National Museum of American History, with Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren, who directed, produced, and edited the film; Christy S. Coleman, Executive Director of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation; and 2021 Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Michael Paul Williams of the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

The History Film Forum: How it Feels to be Free
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Smithsonian National Museum of American History, 1300 Constitution Ave, 20560, United States
The History Film Forum is an online series from the Smithsonian that explores history on the screen and the evolution of film as public history.
The “American Masters”/PBS documentary examines how six iconic African American women entertainers—Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson, and Pam Grier—broke thorough and challenged an entertainment industry hell-bent on keeping them out, transforming both themselves and their audiences in the process.
Join the film’s director Yoruba Richen, executive director Lacey Schwartz Delgado, and Fath Davis Ruffins, curator of African American history and culture at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, in a live conversation and Q&A session that focuses on how the film was made and the story it tells.
Presented by Smithsonian Associate and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History through the generous support of Dan Manatt and Democracy Films.

Bound by Faith: The Bibles of Cleveland County
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | Kings Mountain Historical Museum, 100 East Mountain St., PO Box 552, Kings Mountain, NC, 28086, United States
EXHIBIT
Bound by Faith: The Bibles of Cleveland County
June 21-October 22, 2022
Tuesday-Saturday/ 10am-4pm
FREE ADMISSION
The Kings Mountain Historical Museum is proud to announce a new exhibit coming this summer. The exhibit was created in conjunction with The Dover Library’s University Archives at Gardner Webb University and The Earl Scruggs Center.
Bound by Faith: The Bibles of Cleveland County offers visitors a look at some of the Bibles that were owned by Cleveland County residents and some of the interesting ways in which they were used in the secular world of the 19th and 20th centuries. This exhibit features several Bibles which include The O. Max Gardner Inaugural Bible, The O.M. Mull Inaugural Bible, a 1648 Field Bible, and many others. In addition to this collection, we are pulling several Bibles, Hymnals, and other items from our own collections to add to the story.
Generous Support for Bound by Faith: The Bibles of Cleveland County provided by The O. Max Gardner Foundation.
Special thanks to the Gardner-Webb Visual Arts Department and The Earl Scruggs Center.

Celebrate Diversity Together at The Unity Center!
2023-05-03 19:18 (Pacific/Niue) | The California Museum, 1020 O Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814, United States
The Unity Center exhibit at the California Museum celebrates the state’s diverse people, customs and cultures.
Initiated in 1999 in response to a series of Northern California hate crimes, the Center’s interactive multimedia exhibits highlight leaders in the state’s rich civil rights history and encourage visitors to find common ground while embracing their own individuality.
Through advocacy tools and engaging educational programs, visitors are empowered to be Unity Activists, exercising their rights and standing up for the rights of others – regardless of belief, background, identity or gender.

Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece Activity Guide
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Japanese American National Museum, United States
Created to accompany the exhibition “Miné Okubo’s Masterpiece: The Art of Citizen 13660,” this guide uses prompts and activities to encourage thoughtful reflection and art making inspired by JANM’s collections of Okubo’s illustrations.
Use this resource at home or in the classroom with the museum’s digital repository of Okubo’s work.

Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | The California Museum, United States
Discover the stories of selected Golden State women from the 1700s to present who inspire change and reflection on the ongoing struggle for equality in the online version of the signature exhibit “Women Inspire: California Women Changing Our World.”

Join Clio on a Walking Tour through History
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Clio Foundation, United States
With the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities and donations from over one hundred people and organizations, Clio is a free platform designed to help organizations create and share walking tours and thematic trails that connect people to nearby history, art, and other topics. There are now over 1400 walking tours in Clio and the free website and mobile application will also guide the public to a growing library of over 35,000 landmarks throughout the United States. There are also virtual tours of museums and sites, interpretive nature trails that connect people to human and natural history, and thematic trails. Each month, organizations like historical societies, museums, libraries, and universities publish dozens of new trails and tours that can include audio narration, images, text, and links to related primary and secondary sources. Clio is a small non-profit organization sustained by an active volunteer community dedicated to connecting the public to nearby history, art, and culture.

Collected: Black Feminism Re-rooted Podcast
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | National Museum of American History, United States
Collected is a project of the African American History Curatorial Collective at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. Centering stories curated by the Collective’s members, this podcast offers compelling and accessible journeys through topics in African American history that are particularly relevant today.
The topic for the first season of Collected is Black Feminism. Over this six-episode podcast season, listeners will encounter terms and ideas circulating in mainstream society that have their roots in the work of Black feminist writers and activists. By exploring the history around terms like “intersectionality,” “self-care,” and “identity politics,” with the help of notable Black women scholars and writers in the field, Collected highlights the importance of Black women thinkers and shows how their work, past and present, can be used to interpret our present moment. Hosted by Dr. Crystal Moten and Dr. Krystal Klingenberg, the show highlights why Black feminist critique remains crucial to understanding the times we are living in and how we might look to the past for an understanding of our future.

Check out Miné Okubo Collection on the Japanese American WWII Experience
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Japanese American National Museum, United States
Drawings and paintings by Miné Okubo, a Japanese American artist, created while incarcerated during World War II in California and Utah; and postwar in New York City, New York.

Pleasure, Power, and Sexual Liberation: Group meditation and discussion
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Rubin Museum of Art, United States
What actions can we take to heal a society reeling from the abuse of power in the realms of gender and sexuality? Tibetan Buddhist lama and Harvard-trained theologian Rod Owens is known for bringing ease, authenticity, and humor to “the stuff we’re scared to talk about.” Join him and Compassionate Action Series host Kate Johnson for guidance on how we can use this cultural moment as an opportunity to liberate our collective conditioning around power, pleasure, gender, sexuality, and consent.
The session will start with a secular meditation practice guided by Lama Rod and continue with a discussion between these spiritual activists on finding safety, restoring trust, and feeling good in our bodies and communities. Audience members will have space to ask questions and learn joyful strategies for working with these complex issues in their everyday lives.

The Candy Kitchen: An American Immigration Story
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Fourth Wall Films, United States
This excerpt from the Emmy-nominated “River to River: Iowa’s Forgotten Highway 6” tells the story behind the Wilton, Iowa Candy Kitchen restaurant. From its Greek origins to it’s classic Americana present, the heart and soul of this colorful little soda shop on a two-lane highway will always be Thelma and George Nopoulos.

Revolutionary City: A Portal to the Nation's Founding
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | American Philosophical Society Library & Museum, 104 S. 5th Street, Philadelphia, United States
“Revolutionary City: A Portal to the Nation’s Founding” is a one-stop-shop for students, teachers, scholars, and lovers of history to learn about diverse stories of the American Revolution from the perspective of early residents of America’s revolutionary city. Focused on the stories of everyday Philadelphians, the portal pushes beyond the Founder-centric narrative by bringing together archival collections from the American Philosophical, Library Company of Philadelphia, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

Insurance During the "Golden Age of Black Business"
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | Filson Historical Society, United States
Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance, Co. (1915-1992) was one of the largest Black-owned and operated companies in Kentucky’s history. Four individuals founded Mammoth Life during the “Golden Age of Black Business” in Louisville, Kentucky: B.O. Wilkerson, Rochelle I. Smith, William H. Wright, and Henry E. Hall. By 1928, Mammoth Life opened district offices in seven neighboring states: Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Tennessee, and Wisconsin. The corporation was central to the Black community for decades, especially during the height of racial segregation. In 1992, Atlanta Life Insurance brought out Mammoth Life, another Black-owned business headquartered in Georgia. By 1994, Atlanta Life closed down the flagship Louisville district office. This digital exhibit pairs together black and white photographs, newspaper clippings, and pastel portraits of former presidents to explore the history of Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance, Co.

General George Washington and the Crossing of the Delaware
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | America250, United States
George Washington and his army crossed the Delaware River on Christmas, 1776. They were heading from Pennsylvania to engage the British-paid Hessians at Trenton, New Jersey. Read about the dangerous travels to Trenton, and the challenges of returning to Pennsylvania after their victory.
America250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, created by Congress, and the corresponding America250 Foundation, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.

History Of The Postage Stamp for Kids!
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | America250, United States
When it was first invented, people thought the postage stamp was silly. Why would anyone pay to send a letter, when they were used to paying to receive it? Learn the fascinating history of the postage stamp, and the first two stamps issued in the United States (can you guess who was featured on them?). Then, create your own postage stamp design!
Reading level: Grade 6
America250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, created by Congress, and the corresponding America250 Foundation, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.

Sergeant Henry Johnson, WWI Hero
2023-05-03 19:18 UTC | America250, United States
Henry Johnson, a Black man who had left the South as part of the Great Migration, signed up to serve his country during World War I. But the American military at the time was segregated, and Pvt. Henry Johnson and his regiment of Harlem Hellfighters were attached to a French army unit on the front lines. Read about their defense against enemy attack in May of 1918, and how Johnson became one of the first Americans ever awarded France’s Croix de Guerre. And read what happened afterwards…
America250 is a multi-year effort to commemorate the semiquincentennial, or 250th anniversary, of the United States. The purpose of the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission, created by Congress, and the corresponding America250 Foundation, is to catalyze a more perfect union by designing and leading the most comprehensive and inclusive celebration in our country’s history. America250 represents a coalition of public and private partners all working to create initiatives and programs that honor our first 250 years and inspire Americans to imagine our next 250.
