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SUMMARY:Commentary from RFLM Executive Director Terri L. Freeman - Truth Tellers and Culture Keepers: Champions for Justice
DESCRIPTION:Truth Tellers and Culture Keepers: Champions for Justice\nOn Friday\, November 19\, 2021\, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of killing two\, and shooting another protester in Kenosha\, Wisconsin. The Rittenhouse verdict has been delivered mere weeks before the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery case which many of us are also awaiting. At times like these I’m reminded of James Baldwin’s observation that\, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a state of rage almost\, almost all of the time – and in one’s work.” But how does that translate when our work is grounded in the history\, art\, and culture of people of African descent? What is the work of history and cultural keepers at a moment like this? \nMuseums serve as a record of the past\, we are truth tellers and narrators of a cultural story that\, not captured\, simply disappears from our collective memory. Our role serves as a form of justice. Accurately interpreting\, preserving\, and educating about history and culture is a form of justice\, one that takes fortitude and focus because our work is foundational to the principles that help strengthen many folks who are committed to racial equity\, and especially for people of African descent in this country. As we witness and hear the influx of commentary – much of it inaccurately portraying the history of race in this country\, or invoking critical race theory (often improperly)\, or negotiating yet again the realities of Black life in this country – I hope we each find windows to healthily process and reflect. \nAlice Walker tells us “there is wealth in anger\,” so if we are deeply wounded and angry about history’s cruel repetitions\, we might be guided by Baldwin and Walker to put that anger into the passion for our work\, into sharpening our clarity around why and how our work as history and culture keepers matters\, and in renewing and fortifying our commitment that Black history\, Black culture\, Black expression\, Black art\, Black joy\, Black safety\, Black life\, and Black people matter; every single day. That\,ultimately\, racial equity matters for all people. Our work matters because at moments like this\, when we see white supremacy at work yet again in the judicial system – and when we are on tinder hooks awaiting a verdict in a case in which a literal law borne out of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act is being used to justify the killing of a Black man jogging – our work serves to remind people of the roads we have traveled before and have survived. But not only does our work remind people of African descent of the constant work that we have done to make this country “a more perfect union\,” but our history and culture serves as a model to all people in the country. Our work pushes back against the “great temptation to simplify the issues.” We help people understand how this complex nuanced thing called race in America is not and has never been simple. We provide nuance. We provide models. We provide context. We provide history that offers roadmaps as we find ourselves in the midst of a third wave of the Civil Rights Movement (a movement that never truly ended). \nThis is why the work of Reginald F. Lewis Museum provide is so important.  This is why we work with the Baltimore Police Department;’s cadet corp to increase understanding that is based not simply on feelings\, but on facts.  This is why we seek to train teachers on how they teach difficult history\, to provide them with the support and resources to transfer knowledge to the next generation.  This is why we host dialogues\, debates and present thought leaders to introduce topics that often go unmentioned\, or worse are discussed inaccurately like critical race theory. This is why the musuem’s historical memory is necessary to be both preserved and expanded. \nPoet and scholar Audre Lorde was quick to remind us that “care of the self was not self-indulgence\,” but rather an act of self-preservation. In the face of messages without care and seeming disregard for racial equity and Black life\, may we who think and work as history and cultural keepers do what we need to care for ourselves and our diverse galaxies (family\, friends\, communities) as an act of self-preservation.
URL:https://archive.lewismuseum.org/event/commentary-from-rflm-executive-director-terri-l-freeman-truth-tellers-and-culture-keepers-champions-for-justice/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk: Reclamation: Sally Hemings\, Thomas Jefferson\, and a Descendant's Search for Her Family's Lasting Legacy
DESCRIPTION:Click the Link Below To Access the Goto Webinar Platform: \nhttps://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8255944060593335820 \nJoin the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in conversation with author Gayle Jessup White\, as she discusses her book\, Reclamation: Sally Hemings\, Thomas Jefferson\, and a Descendant’s Search for Her Family’s Legacy. \nA Black descendant of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings’ family explores America’s racial reckoning through the prism of her ancestors—both the enslaver and the enslaved. Gayle Jessup White had long heard the stories passed down from her father’s family\, that they were direct descendants of Thomas Jefferson—lore she firmly believed\, though others did not. For four decades the acclaimed journalist and genealogy enthusiast researched her connection to Thomas Jefferson\, to confirm its truth once and for all. In Reclamation she chronicles her remarkable journey to definitively understand her heritage and reclaim it\, and offers a compelling portrait of what it means to be a black woman in America\, to pursue the American dream\, to reconcile the legacy of racism\, and to ensure the nation lives up to the ideals advocated by her legendary ancestor. \nGayle Jessup White is the Public Relations & Community Engagement Officer at Monticello\, Thomas Jefferson’s legendary estate. A former award-winning television reporter and anchor\, Jessup White started her career at the New York Times. She’s written and spoken extensively about her work at Monticello. She is a direct Jefferson descendant\, and is also related to two well-documented families enslaved at Monticello—the Hemingses and the Hubbards. She lives in Virginia. \nIn conjuction to Bodies of Information: Understanding Slavery through the Stearns Collection. \nTo Register Click Here.
URL:https://archive.lewismuseum.org/event/virtual-book-talk-reclamation-sally-hemings-thomas-jefferson-and-a-descendants-search-for-her-familys-lasting-legacy/
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SUMMARY:Holiday Closure (Dec 22\, 2021 - Jan 5\, 2022)
DESCRIPTION:The number one priority for the staff of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum is to ensure that we are doing our part to limit the risk of COVID-19 exposure\, not only to ourselves but also to our families and the communities we serve\, during this holiday season. As such\, out of an abundance of caution in light of the current surge in COVID cases\, the Lewis Museum building will be closed to the public from Wednesday\, December 22\, 2021\, through Wednesday\, January 5\, 2022. The Museum will be open to museum visitors  on Thursday\, January 6\, 2022. \n\n\nAdditionally\, the Interfaith Breakfast honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. and sponsored in partnership with the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts has been postponed. \n\nPlease visit our Website at www.lewismuseum.org for the most up-to-date details on our events and exhibitions.
URL:https://archive.lewismuseum.org/event/holiday-closure/
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SUMMARY:Holiday Home Cookin' at the Lewis Museum - In Person
DESCRIPTION:The holidays are in full gear\, and you’re invited to enjoy the tastes of the season while getting in a little last minute shopping at Holiday Home Cookin’ at The Lewis Museum. Sample local holiday favorites from Class Act Catering then savor sweet treats from Baltimore’s own Master Pastry Chef and Season 4 Best Baker In America Yassmeen H. Jackson of Cocoa and Nuts Pastries. Plus stop by the Museum Gift Shop where we have something for everyone on your list.  Admission is free but registration is encouraged. To register\, CLICK HERE.
URL:https://archive.lewismuseum.org/event/holiday-home-cookin-at-the-lewis-museum-in-person/
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SUMMARY:Virtual Kwanzaa Celebration 2021
DESCRIPTION:Kwanzaa Celebration 2021 Premier – Click Thumbnail Image \n**DON’T MISS THIS  VIRTUAL KWANZAA CELEBRATION PREMIER!  Watch Online (Click Thumbnail Image)\, the Museum’s youtube page or the Museum’s facebook page  on  TUESDAY\, DEC 28TH AT 1 PM AND 7 PM. **   To further engage with the Kwanzaa holiday\,  click on our Kwanzaa Resources and the film\, Black Candle by filmmaker MK Asante. \nKwanzaa Celebration 2021_RFLM Resource (2) \nKwanzaa Film: The Black Candle by MK Asante \n  \n  \nKwanzaa Message from Museum Executive Director Terri L. Freeman \nCelebrate Kwanzaa 2021 virtually with the Reginald F. Lewis Museum.  From your home enjoy a Kwanzaa Kids Party video with Culture Queen and Fyutch as they introduce the seven Kwanzaa principles to your family. Then learn why Kwanzaa is relevant to communities today in a conversation with  Black Candle filmmaker MK Asante and journalist Lisa Snowden McCray.  Finally learn how to prepare  the Kwanzaa Karamu feast with chefs David  and Tonya Thomas from THE H3IRLOOM FOOD GROUP  in conversation with Culture Queen Jessica Hebron. Explore how African diaporic foodways connect to the Karamu feast. The Lewis virtual Kwanzaa 2021 will open with greetings from Executive Director Terri L. Freeman. The film\, Black Candle will also be accessible for online viewing by filmmaker MK Assante. \nThis pre-recorded program will premier on Tuesday\, Dec 28th at  1 pm and 7 pm on the Museum’s youtube. This recording will be available for additional viewing thoughout the Kwanzaa Holiday week through January 1\, 2022. \n To  RSVP Click Here. \n \n  \n 
URL:https://archive.lewismuseum.org/event/virtual-kwanzaa-celebration-2021/
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