The public hearing for LD 2001 "An Act to Establish the African American Studies Advisory Council and Require Funding for African American Studies" takes place at 1:00 pm today, Thursday 1/11/24 at the State House in Augusta, Maine. What the bill does: Establishes a permanent advisory commission to be housed in Maine's Department of Education whose … Continue reading Advocacy | Turn out for today’s public hearing on LD 2001 to strengthen African American Studies education in Maine
Maine Conservation Voters Event | “Intent to make them slaves”: Enslaved Africans in Maine and Their Resistance in the Mid-19th Century on 1/12
Hosted by Maine Conservation Voters Friday, January 12, 12-1:00 p.m. ET Register here Maine vessels, seamen, merchants, and investors were heavily engaged in the foreign illegal slave trade by the 1830s. Dr. Kate McMahon, of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, joins us to discuss three cases: ship Transit (1838), brig Dunlap (1838), and brig Porpoise (1845). This talk … Continue reading Maine Conservation Voters Event | “Intent to make them slaves”: Enslaved Africans in Maine and Their Resistance in the Mid-19th Century on 1/12
Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. 44th Annual Conference: Hiding in Plain Sight on 10/18-21
"Hiding in Plain Sight: Recovering the erased stories of our ancestors in the United States and the Caribbean" will highlight methods of genealogy research and explore the history of ancestors in the United States and the Caribbean.
Save the date: The State of Black Maine on Juneteenth
Hosted by Maine Black Community Development VISIT EVENT WEBSITE HERE The State of Black Maine Symposium is a daylong event that will be held annually on Juneteenth—now a paid state holiday in Maine—with the aim of creating and sustaining a public platform that amplifies Black Maine voices, unifies across difference, builds solidarity, fosters collaboration, holds … Continue reading Save the date: The State of Black Maine on Juneteenth
Event tomorrow | Slavery in New England, with Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson on 2/6/22
Dr. Kellie Carter Jackson will examine the history of the slave trade and slavery in the American North. Guiding listeners through the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts to present day racism in New England, she'll underscore the ways in which what occurred in the past had real implications on how the world and power are understood today.
Event | Rhode Island Black Storytellers on Black Historical Journeys 8/30 – 9/2
Students of all ages, families and lifelong learners are invited to travel with Rhode Island Black Storytellers on Black historical journeys. Monday, August 30 through Thursday, September 2, 2021 6:30 - 7:30 pm Register here RIBS storytellers will be online each night at 6:30 to share stories from Black History before Bed. Some nights will … Continue reading Event | Rhode Island Black Storytellers on Black Historical Journeys 8/30 – 9/2