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The
Wright
Museum
explores
Black
life,
history,
and
culture
during
Black
History
Month
DETROIT,
MI -
Join the
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
of
African
American
History
for its
Annual
Black
History
Month
celebration,
which
provides
an
opportunity
to
explore
various
aspects
of Black
life,
history,
and
culture.
Black
History
Month
themes
are
chosen
by the
Association
for the
Study of
African
American
Life and
History
(ASALH),
founded
by
Carter
G.
Woodson.
This
year's
theme is
"Black
Resistance."
Throughout
the
African
American
experience,
resistance
and
resilience
have
taken
many
forms.
The
Charles
H.
Wright
Museum
is
dedicated
to
exploring
and
celebrating
the rich
cultural
legacy
of those
experiences.
For
February,
the
Museum
will be
open
Tuesdays
from 9
am to 5
pm;
usually,
the
Museum
is
closed.
Normal
hours
are
Wednesdays
from
9:00 am
to 5:00
pm,
Thursdays
9:00
am-7:00
pm
(Every
3rd
Thursday
until
9:00
pm), and
Fridays
through
Sundays
9:00 –
5:00 pm.
Plan to
visit
during
this
month's
programming
"in-person"
at 315
East
Warren
Street,
Detroit,
MI, and
virtually
via the
Museum's
website,
www.thewright.org.
Experience
our
permanent
exhibition
-
And
Still We
Rise,
which
looks at
African
American
history,
charting
our
triumphs
and
tragedies
from the
Middle
Passage
to the
Civil
Rights
Movement
and
beyond.
Also,
the
long-term
exhibitions
-
Detroit
Performs!-
celebrate
the
luminaries
of
theater,
dance,
and
music
that
transformed
the
Motor
City's
performing
arts
scene
and
Stories
in
Stained
Glass –
The Art
of
Samuel
A.
Hodge.
Explore
our
current
exhibitions:
Jazz
Greats:
Classic
Photographs
from the
Bank of
America
Collection
celebrates
the
legacy
of
singers,
musicians,
audiences,
and
artists
who
contributed
to the
cultural
footprint
of jazz;
and
Detroit
Jazz:
The
Legacy
Continues
highlights
Detroit
Jazz
Musicians
who also
made an
impact
on the
local,
national,
and
international
Jazz
Scene
amid
racial
segregation.
Catch
these
two
current
exhibitions
before
they
close on
February
28th.
February
1-26
-Youth
Speaks
[Ongoing,
Virtual,
in-person]
Youth
Speaks
highlights
the
voices
of young
people,
ages 18
and
under,
on
current
issues
that
pertain
to
history,
justice,
equality,
and
Afrofuturism
through
the
performing
and
visual
arts.
Youths
should
submit
videos.
These
voices
will be
amplified
every
Friday
in
February
on the
Museum's
website
culminating
with a
showcase
at the
Museum
on
February
26th
Sunday,
February
12th,
2-4:00
pm, Film
Screening
- Zora
Neale
Hurson:
Claiming
A Space,
an
in-depth
biography
of the
influential
author
whose
groundbreaking
anthropological
work
would
challenge
assumptions
about
race,
gender
and
cultural
superiority
that had
long
defined
the
field in
the 19th
century;
directed
by Tracy
Heather
Strain,
produced
by
Randall
MacLowry
and
executive
produced
by Cameo
George.
Thursday,
February
16th,
5-9 pm,
Third
Thursday
@ The
Wright
–
Experience
an
evening
of black
joy with
poetry,
hosted
by Joel
Fluent
Greene
and a
live
jazz
concert
as
selected
musicians
from our
Detroit
Jazz:
The
Legacy
Continues
Exhibition
perform
through
the
orchestration
of
Marion
Hayden
with
invited
musicians
including
Betty-Alexandria
Pride -
piano,
Gayelynn
McKinney
- drums,
Kaleigh
Wilder –
sax,
Wendell
Harrison
– reeds,
Ralphe
Armstrong
– bass,
and
Spencer
Barefield
- guitar
and
Naima
Shamborguer
-
vocalist.
Saturday,
February
18th,
1:00 –
5:00 pm,
The
Wright
Family
Fun Days,
Youth
and
families
are
invited
to
participate
in
historical
and
imaginative
hands-on
workshops:
Restore
the
Dream -
Participants
will
learn
about
Dr.
King's
march in
Memphis,
TN, in
support
of the
sanitation
workers
where
they
used the
iconic
'I Am A
Man'
protest
sign and
create
their
own;
Tipping
the
Scales
of
Justice
-
Participants
will
create a
working
scale to
use to
consider
the
issues
in our
society;
What's
Your
Dream? -
Using
the
Adinkra
symbols
of the
Akan
people,
participants
will
consider
their
dreams
about
Dr.
King's
'I Have
A Dream'
speech
Sunday,
February
19th,
2:00-
4:00 pm,
Film
Screening
- Ron
Carter:
Finding
the
Right
Notes,
an
intimate
portrait
of the
quiet
genius
who
speaks
with his
music
and
brought
the
upright
bass out
from the
background
into the
spotlight
and
features
original
concert
footage
and
candid
interviews
with
jazz
legends
Jon
Batiste,
Herbie
Hancock,
Sonny
Rollins,
Christian
McBride,
George
Benson,
Stanley
Clarke,
Russell
Malone,
Renee
Rosnes,
Donald
Vega,
Payton
Crossley,
Victor
Wooten,
Nanny
Assis,
Chico
Pinheiro,
Buster
Williams,
Poogie
Bell,
Bill
Frisell,
and
Brandi
Disterheft.
Produced
and
directed
by Peter
Schnall,
John
Matera,
and Amy
Moritz,
Executive
Producers.
Saturday,
February
25th,
2;00 pm,
Storytelling
Performance
with the
Detroit
Association
of Black
Storytellers
– An
afternoon
of
stories
about
African
Americans
who have
resisted
injustice
and
discrimination
and the
positive
impact
their
struggle
has made
on the
generations
that
follow.
Saturday,
February
25th,
1:00 –
5:00 pm,
The
Wright
Family
Fun Days,
Youth
and
families
are
invited
to
participate
in three
(3)
historical
and
imaginative
hands-on
workshops:
Restore
the
Dream -
Participants
will
learn
about
Dr.
King's
march in
Memphis,
TN in
support
of the
sanitation
workers
where
they
used the
iconic
'I Am A
Man'
protest
sign and
create
their
own;
Tipping
the
Scales
of
Justice
-
Participants
will
create a
working
scale to
use to
consider
the
issues
in our
society;
What's
Your
Dream? -
Using
the
Adinkra
symbols
of the
Akan
people,
participants
will
consider
their
dreams
in
relation
to Dr.
King's
'I Have
A Dream'
speech
Sunday,
February
26,
2-4:00
pm, THE
1619
PROJECT
docuseries
from
Onyx
Collective
on Hulu,
highlighting
the new
series
based on
the book
by
Nikole
Hannah-Jones.
The
series
takes a
deep
dive
into the
evolution
of Black
culture,
and the
profound
impact
community
and
culture
have on
America's
face. A
screening
of
Episode
3 MUSIC
featuring
Motown's
wide
popularity
to
funk's
rebellious
independence
to
today's
genre-breaking
musicians,
this
episode
celebrates
the
"uncapturable
spirit"
of Black
music
and
maintains
that
Black
music IS
American
music
February
26, 2-4
pm ASALH
Black
History
Program-
John W.
Hardy
will
share
"Reflections
of a
Civil
Rights
Foot
Soldier,"
telling
of his
involvement
in the
Civil
Rights
Movement
of the
1960s,
covering
the
Sit-Ins,
Freedom
Rides,
and
Voter
Registration.
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