Founders Fund Gets $500,000 Boost from Fluor Foundation
CHARLESTON, S.C. (July 27, 2018) – As the International African American Museum’s Founders Fund approaches the finish line, it has received a $500,000 pledge from the Fluor Foundation, the...
View Article‘Rapid-response’ educator joins IAAM
By Paul Bowers pbowers@postandcourier.com Jul 28, 2018 The new director of education and engagement at the International African American Museum plans to do a lot more than guided tours. Brenda Tindal...
View ArticleThe Big One Done, Two To Go
IAAM Reaches $75 Million Founders Fund Goal, Turns Attention to Funding Programs, Education and Endowment CHARLESTON, S.C. (August 16, 2018) – The International African American Museum (IAAM) has...
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Rosalind and Jerry Richardson Donate $5 Million to International African...
Michael Boulware Moore addresses students from Charleston County schools. CHARLESTON, SC – (November 1, 2018) – Today the International African American Museum (IAAM) announced a $5 million...
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International African American Museum Ready to Run the Extra Miles
Atlantic Connections Gallery, International African American Museum CHARLESTON, S.C. (December 20, 2018) – As the year comes to a close, the International African American Museum (IAAM) team is...
View ArticleThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Donates $2 Million to Center...
https://iaamuseum.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/IAAM-Thanks-LDS-v2-5mbit.mp4 SALT LAKE CITY (February 27, 2018)— At the 9th annual RootsTech family history and technology conference held at the Salt...
View ArticleMellon Foundation Awards $1.5 Million Grant to IAAM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (April 18, 2019) – The New York-based Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded the International African American Museum (IAAM) a $1.5 million grant: $1 million to support the museum’s...
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Thursday, May 9: A Conversation with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
This Thursday, the IAAM and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art will host lauded scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to discuss his new four-part PBS series, “Reconstruction: America After the...
View ArticleBoard Nominations Open
Board members of the International African American Museum are nominated by the Board’s Nominating Committee and elected by a majority vote of the Board of Directors. Directors are elected for a term...
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City of North Charleston Plans to Give $1M to IAAM
By Emily Williams, Post and Courier The city of North Charleston plans to give $1 million to the International African American Museum, making it the first city other than Charleston to make a major...
View ArticlePress Release: IAAM Groundbreaking
PRESS CONTACT: Elijah Heyward III, PhD press@iaamuseum.org 843 872.5352 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 15, 2019 International African American Museum Announces Groundbreaking Illuminating the African...
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A Tearful Jim Clyburn Helps Break Ground On The IAAM
BY TANYA A. CHRISTIAN · OCTOBER 28, 2019 There’s an International African-American Museum (IAAM) coming to Charleston, South Carolina and on Friday, ESSENCE attended the groundbreaking held in its...
View ArticleIAAM Board Meets 1/17/20
The Board of the International African American Museum will meet on Friday, January 17, 2020 at 2:00 pm at the offices of Young, Clement and Rivers, LLP, 25 Calhoun Street, 4th Floor, Charleston, SC...
View Article2020 Board Meeting Schedule
The Board of the International African American Museum will meet on the dates and times below at the offices of Young, Clement and Rivers, LLP, 25 Calhoun Street, 4th Floor, Charleston, SC 29401. The...
View ArticleSpecial Meeting of the Museum Board
There will be a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the International African American Museum on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 4:00 p.m. There is only one agenda item: updated resolution related...
View ArticleSpoleto Festival & Museum Partner to Offer Exclusive Local Discount
This weekend only, Spoleto and the International African American Museum partner to offer an exclusive 40% discount on a wide selection of 2019 Festival performances including the world premiere...
View ArticleThe Impact of COVID-19 and Our Community Safety Response
Dear Friend, Like you, we are deeply concerned about the impact of COVID-19 in Charleston, South Carolina, and throughout the global community. Times like these require courageous inquiry and creative...
View ArticleIAAM Board Meets 4/24/2020
The Board of Directors of the International African American Museum will meet on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 2:00 pm. The meeting will be held video conference due to the “stay at home” mandate as a...
View ArticleAmid COVID-19, church killings anniversary, Charleston Black history museum...
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Amid COVID-19, protests against police brutality and the fifth anniversary of the mass killing of churchgoers here, a museum focused on the roots of African American enslavement...
View ArticleThe Story I’ll Tell
In 2007, as an undergrad in a study abroad program at the University of Ghana, I met a man who, through his storytelling, showed me the impact of hearing a story you’ve never heard. His name was...
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