Cultural Center celebrates anniversary
Join in at the National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center (NAAMCC), 1350 Brush Row Road, as they celebrate their 30th anniversary in 2018 and Black History Month. NAAMCC will commemorate Black History Month with films, a family art class, a genealogy workshop and historical lectures in February.
Black History Matters Film Series will showcase Oscar-winning feature films and thought-provoking documentaries. Film showings included with paid museum admission: $6/adult, $5/senior, $3/ ages 6–17, and Free/Ohio History Connection & NAAMCC members.
■ Saturday at 2 p.m. —“IAm Not Your Negro” (2016 93 min. Rated: PG-13)
■ Saturday, Feb. 17, 2 p.m. — Ohio Premiere of “Whose Streets?” (2017, 100 min., Rated: PG-13). Told by the activists and leaders who live and breathe this movement for justice, “Whose Streets?” is an unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising. After the film, NAAMCC will host a community dialogue on police and citizen relations.
■ Saturday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m. — “Hidden Figures” (2016, 127 min., Rated: PG)
Express Yourself Saturdays
■ Saturday at 1 p.m. — Black History Month Tribute Art. Honor your favorite Black History heroes and she-roes by making a collage using vintage Life Magazines and other materials. Facilitated by Cincinnati artist Talitha Sydnei’a. Workshop and supplies included with paid museum admission.
Historically Speaking Lecture Series
■ Saturcay, Feb. 17, 11 a.m. — How to Overcome Brick Wall Problems in African American Genealogy Research. Not sure how to start your African American family history research? Bring your questions and they’ll provide search strategies and resources that might help you break through those ‘brick walls’. Panel will be led by members of the Franklin Co. Genealogical Society. Program included with paid museum admission.
■ Saturday, Feb. 24, 2 p.m. — Col. Charles Young: A legacy of training a generation of African American Officers Author and historian Brian Shellum will present a lecture on Wilberforce area legend Col. Charles Young entitled: “Col. Charles Young: A legacy of training a generation of African American Officers.” The author of Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young (2010) and Black Cadet in a White Bastion: Charles Young at West Point (2006), Shellum is a full-time writing historian with a focus on the Buffalo Soldiers, military attachés, and military intelligence history. Program included with paid museum admission.
For more information, call 800752-2603 or visit: ohiohistory. org/naamcc.