Charles H. Wright Museum, photo courtesy of Facebook
WEDNESDAY NIGHT VIRTUAL STORYTELLING SERIES
WEDNESDAYS | 6:00 PM
Each week of Black History Month, the Detroit Association of Black Storytellers will present a selection of personal and historical narratives aimed at youth and families!
Keep monitoring this page for viewing updates.
PERFORMERS
- Mary Grant: Moving North and My Dad Taught Me To Read
- Janice Barnett: The Sword Among Lions and Wilma Rudolph, World’s Fastest Woman
- Sheryl Pryor: The Eagle and The Burning of Birmingham
- Larry Castleberry: The First African American Boxer
- Vickie Slaughter: A Gift For Minty’s Mother
- Jatu Gray: CR Patterson
EXCELLENCE IN BLACK CINEMA SERIES
THURSDAYS | 1:00 PM
Celebrate the legacy of Black films every Thursday at The Wright! Enjoy in-person screenings of films created by and about African-Americans, like 13th, Hitsville, Hidden Figures, and A Wrinkle in Time.
YOUTH SPEAK VIRTUAL STAGE
Fridays | 1:00 PM
This virtual program offers kids ages 8-18 the opportunity to express their thoughts, ideas, and feelings on history, justice, equality, and Afrofuturism!
Each week, participants will submit videos of themselves expressing one of the themes through a range of artistic forms including song, poetry, monologue, or other forms of visual expression. The videos each week will be posted on Friday
THE BLACKNESS PROJECT: IDENTITY AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY
Sundays | 1:00 PM
The Blackness Project is a feature-length documentary about culture and race from the perspective of African Americans and other minority residents of Buffalo, N.Y.
IN VOGUE: THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 – 2:00pm to Tuesday, February 23, 2021 – 3:00pm
This virtual discussion focuses on Black fashion in history during the Harlem Renaissance (1920s-30s). During this period, African Americans began to migrate from the South to the North’s new “Black Mecca” Harlem, New York. They sought to rid themselves of the sharecropper stereotype from their past and express a newfound sophistication in music, literature, politics, art, and fashion.
SPEAKERS
- Shawna McGee; Fashion designer, illustrator
- Leonard Davis; Fashion designer, artist, producer, and Black Americana collector
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 – 1:00PM – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2021 – 3:00PM
Since mid-2019, The CROWN Act (which bans discrimination against natural hair) and similar initiatives have been adopted in Califonia, New Jersey, York City, Virginia, Washington, and Colorado. Some states, including Michigan, are in the process of but have yet to ban discrimination based on hair texture. This upcoming virtual screening and discussion focus on this legislation.
Supporting members of the CROWN coalition include Jack and Jill, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., and the NAACP.
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