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June 3, 2024

Bringing the Often-Overlooked Heroes of Juneteenth Into the Classroom

Looking for ways to inspire your students to continue engaging with inclusive history this summer break? Encourage them to learn about Juneteenth! Challenge your students to learn a bit about the history of the holiday, attend Juneteenth celebrations and gain new insights through unique historical programs and activities, like those hosted by the Ohio History […]

March 12, 2024

Oral History Project – 1974 Tornadoes

Community scanning day for photographs and documents related to the 1974 Tornadoes.

February 9, 2024

Ohio’s Black Artists: A History of a Trailblazing Museum and Resources to Engage Students Today

The 2024 theme of Black History Month in the United States is “African Americans and the Arts,” and, in that spirit, this month’s Resource Roundup discusses the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center’s (NAAMCC) influence on the art world. Be sure to read on for resources on teaching art in the classroom and a list […]

January 24, 2024

Freed Will: The Randolph Freedpeople from Slavery to Settlement Exhibition

The Dayton Metro Library, in collaboration with the National Afro-American Museum and cultural Center, presents Freed Will: The Randolph Freedpeople from Slavery to Settlement. The exhibition will be on display at the Main Branch of the Dayton Metro Library from January 16 – March 1, 2024. In one of the largest emancipations in American history, […]

May 9, 2023

The Power of Protest Music

April 11, 2023

African Art: Form, Function, and Fraught Histories Exhibit

Although often misunderstood by the West, African art has had an enormous impact on the world. While Africans created objects for culturally specific functions, their aesthetics challenged Western society and shaped its perceptions. This exhibit presents the relationship between the aesthetic and cultural functions of African art objects and the historical context of their global […]

February 14, 2023

From Enslaved to Education Trailblazer

March 8, 2022

The Ohio State Hidden Figures Revealed Project: Educational Resources that Connect Math with History

February 2, 2022

Queens of the Heartland

Exhibit • Queens of the Heartland National Afro-American Museum & Cultural Center, Wilberforce One of Ohio’s greatest legacies is a story rarely told. Since the 1800s, Ohio was at the heart of social change led by African American women. Not only was it was the first free state established from the Northwest Territory, but it […]