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SCHOLARSHARE PRESENTS
Free Family Day | Connections, Origins and History
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013
Join MoAD and the One Million Bones Project to take the Students Rebuild Challenge:
Make a clay bone, a symbol of solidarity with victims and survivors in
ongoing conflicts in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Somalia and the Sudan. Each bone that is created generates funds for
CARE's work in the region. All the bones made at MoAD will be included
in an installation that will blanket the National Mall in Washington,
D.C. [more] |
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FILM SCREENING AND DISCUSSION
Scholarly Voices from the African Diaspora
Saturday, Feb 23, 2013
Dr. George Barganier presents "LOVE, Black Men and the African Diaspora." His current work, Fanon's Children: The Military Defeat of the Black Panther Party and the Rise of the Crips and Bloods in Los Angeles
is a historical analysis of political activism, state actions and
economic conditions from 1964 to 1992 and subsequent effects on Black
male consciousness in Los Angeles. [more] |
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AUTHORS IN CONVERSATION
The Hiplife in Ghana with Halifu Osumare
Sunday, Feb 24, 2013
The Hiplife in Ghana: West African Indigenization of Hip-Hop
explores Accra, Ghana as a site of as a site of a whole new form of
world music called hiplife. Dr. Halifu Osumare will present a brief
slide presentation on Ghana and the history of hip-hop in that West
African country, and then share excerpts from the book. [more] |
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GET INVOLVED
MoAD New Guide Training
Saturday, Mar 9, 2013
MoAD's
Guide Program provides an opportunity for members of the public to
support the museum's mission to connect all people through the art,
culture, and history of the African Diaspora. Guides are an extension of
the museum, and provide guided tours and other services to enrich
visitors' experiences. [more] |
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EDUCATOR WORKSHOP
Women of the African Diaspora
Sunday, Mar 10, 2013
In this FREE
workshop we will use comics to compare stories of women in different
times and places. We will discuss ways students can develop visual
storytelling skills to question how gender shapes the opportunities we
have and the decisions we make. This workshop is designed for teachers
of 6-12th grade, but any educator is welcome to participate. [more] |
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The Kinsey Collection: Shared Treasures of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey, Where Art and History Intersect
Thru May 19, 2013
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collection offers an inspirational journey through five centuries of
African American history, culture and heritage. Presented by Wells
Fargo in honor of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation
Proclamation, the exhibition features artifacts, rare books, manuscripts
and visual art from the 18th to the 21st centuries and includes a copy
of an early version of the Emancipation Proclamation as well as slave
documents, books by Phyllis Wheatly and Benjamin Bannaker,
correspondence by Zora Neale Hurston, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King,
Jr., Malcolm X, Alex Haley and fine art by Henry O. Tanner, Artis Lane,
Richmond Barthe, Elizabeth Catlett, Samuel L. Dunson, Jr. , Lois Mailou
Jones, Richard Mayhew, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden and more. The
touring exhibition is organized by The Bernard & Shirley Kinsey
Foundation for Arts and Education and KBK Enterprise, Incorporated. [more]
Honoring the 150th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation
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MoAD JOURNEYS
The African Roots of Cuban Culture
Nov 2-10, 2013 | Cuba
Blue World Travel invites you to explore the African Roots of Cuban Culture and to support MoAD!
Blue World Travel will make a generous donation to the museum if
MoAD members join their Friends of Festival at Sea participants on a
Unique Land Program designed to provide a fresh perspective and an
in-depth understanding of the African Roots of Cuban Culture. Blue
World
Travel in alignment with MoAD's mission offers this special
opportunity to experience, celebrate and enjoy one of the richest
cultures that has emerged from the dispersal of Africans throughout the
world. [more] |
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| GET INVOLVED |
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Shop. Join. Support.
• Save
up to 15% during on selected items at the museum store. Remember,
members always get an extra 10% off their museum store purchases. So
join now!!
• Join!
MoAD members enjoy free or reduced admission to our museum opening
events and ongoing programs. Members can also take advantage of
complimentary guest passes, and more. Become a member! [more]
• Donate!
Support this worthy organization in its work of providing excellent
exhibitions, public and education programs to our global and local
communities by donating today. [more] |
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sf|noir PRESENTS
The Wine & Food Gala
Feb 23, 2013 |
The Atrium, SF
Following its previous sold-out showing, The Wine & Food Gala!
is back on February 23, 2013! Join hundreds of Bay Area food and wine
lovers at this one and only, unique evening of food, wine & culture!
sf|noir presents The Wine & Food Gala! In this era of the "foodie,"
we felt it was time... [more] |
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ONCE IN A LIFETIME
A Tribute to Belva Davis
Feb 23, 2013 |
YBCA, SF
Belva Davis has been a fixture in Bay Area journalism for more than
five decades. Since becoming the first black female television
journalist in the West in 1964, she has covered events of local,
national, and international scope; interviewed US Presidents and other
world leaders; and, for the past 19 years, served as the host of KQED's
must-watch public affairs program "This Week in Northern California."
Belva announced her retirement from broadcasting last year, and signed
off the air on November 9. [more] |
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GRIEVING AND RITUAL
with Sobonfu Somé
Mar 1-3, 2013 |
CIIS Main Building, SF
This is a transformational and soul-invigorating workshop designed to
break through our cultural barriers of grief. In the traditional world
of the Dagara of Burkina Faso, West Africa, the ritual of grief,
conducted almost daily in different parts of the tribe, is the Dagara
people's way of releasing the tension caused by loss, and to restore
continuity in their relationships. [more] |
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