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Nominate an amazing woman in the Seattle/Tacoma area to receive a Special Award from the Ford Fund.
Do you know an African American woman who is doing amazing things in the Greater Seattle/Tacoma area? Nominate her for a Freedom's Sisters Award from the Ford Motor Company Fund before February 17th. Twenty women will be chosen to receive a Freedom's Sisters Award and anyone can submit a nomination. A very special award ceremony will take place at the Northwest African American Museum in March 2012. Spread the word far and wide.
All you need to submit is:
Full Name, address, contact (Phone and E-mail) of nominee.
Full name, address, contact ( phone and e-mail) of nominator.
One letter of recommendation that should include biographical information and reasons for nomination.
Submit information to
Ford Motor Company
Att: Najah Wood
One American Road 211 WHQ
Dearborn, MI 48126
or
nwoods18@ford.com
For more information:
Twanda Hill | 206-518-6000 x 111 | thill@naamnw.org
Thursday, January 5th
FREE 1st Thursdays at NAAM
1st Thursdays at NAAM are always Free!
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, January 5th
11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday, January 7th and 8th
Museums On Us
Promotion is valid during regular open hours Saturday and Sunday
NAAM has joined a family of museums nationwide in partnering with Bank of America, beginning in May 2009, to offer 1st free weekend admission once a month to Bank of America clients and staff. This program provides a free cultural resource to participants at a time when it is most needed.Simply show your ATM, credit or check card and photo ID at participating cultural institutions during the first full weekend of every month. Make your next weekend getaway to arts & culture a free one with your Bank of America card.
Thursday, January 12th
FREE 2nd Thursdays at NAAM
2nd Thursdays at NAAM are always Free
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, January 12th
11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday, January 14th
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock Film Screening and Discussion
Frye Art Museum
Presented by Community Cinema NW
Daisy Bates: First Lady of Little Rock is the story of a seven-year journey by filmmaker Sharon La Cruise to discover the life of a forgotten civil rights activist named Daisy Bates. Beautiful, glamorous, and articulate, Bates was fearless in her quest for justice, stepping into the spotlight to bring national attention to civil rights issues. Unconventional and egotistical, she became a household name in 1957 when she fought for the right of nine black students to attend the all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. As head of the Arkansas NAACP and protector of the nine students, Bates would achieve instant fame as the drama played out on national television and in newspapers around the world. Unfortunately, Daisy Bates' name has disappeared from most accounts of this time period. The film explains why and exposes her legacy.At the Frye Art Museum speakers include King County Councilman Larry Gossett, a pioneer of civil rights for decades in the state of Washington.
The event is free and open to the public.
The film is 60 minutes and followed by a moderated audience discussion.
Saturday, January 14th
2:00-4:00 PM
Location: Frye Art Museum
For more information, please contact
Leilani Lewis| 206-518-6000 x 108| llewis@naamnw.org
Sunday, January 15th
The Daughters of Zora Book Club New Membership Meeting
Young ladies - 8th grade- 11th grade - are invited to attend our monthly book club. Sunday, January 15 is our new membership meeting. Please join us!
Sunday, January 15th
2:00 PM- 4:00 PM
For more information, please contact:
Karen Green evergreenkaren@gmail.com
206-535-4778
Monica Salazar monicarenesalazar@gmail.com
919-753-6112
Monday, January 16th
Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration
‘DREAMIN’
Presented by Community For Youth
Join Community For Youth, SPLAB (Seattle Poetry LAB), Garfield Urban Scholars and singer/songwriter IFE for a day of spoken word and discussion, to honor civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, Jr. Open mic opportunities will be available to the public to perform a poem, song, short story or other creative expressions based on ‘DREAMIN’. Sign-ups begin at 11:00 am. We will also be showing a film. Enjoy free admission all day and see our newest exhibit, Xenobia Bailey: The Aesthetics of Funk. Check out the FUNKTIONING STUDIO!.
Monday, January 16th
11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Community for Youth Poetry and Open Mic
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Film Veiwing
For more information, please contact:
Twanda Hill | 206-518-6000 x 111 | thill@naamnw.org
Saturday, January 28th
Mountains That Take Wing—Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyama
Film Screening and Discussion
Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Asian Art Museum
Mountains That Take Wing—Angela Davis & Yuri Kochiyamais an inspiring documentary that spans thirteen years between two women who share a passion for justice. Through intimate conversations, we learn about Davis, an internationally renowned scholar-activist and 88-year-old Kochiyama, a revered grassroots community activist and 2005 Nobel Peace Prize nominee. Their shared experience as political prisoners and their dedication to Civil Rights embody personal and political experiences as well as the diverse lives of women doing liberatory cultural work. A conversation with filmmakers C.A. Griffith and H.L.T Quan follows the screening.
Free but registration is required. Unclaimed reservations will be released 10 minutes prior to start time. Click here for free registration!
Co-presented with Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center's African American Film Festival’s Underground Railroad Series, the Northwest African American Museum and the Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific Experience.
January 28, 2012
Location:Stimson Auditorium, Seattle Asian Art Museum
2:00 - 4:00 PM.
For more information, please contact
Chieko T. Phillips| 206-518-6000 x 102 | cphillips@naamnw.org
Sunday, January 29th
NAAM Book Club and Discussion Group
2:00 - 3:30 PM
This Month: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Next Month: The Lush Life by Billy Strayhorn
Join NAAM and the Black Genealogy Research Group for a book club and discussion group centered on themes including race, family history and other topics. This book club will enjoy direct contact with skilled genealogists, presentations, movie viewings. You will also have the chance to read articles, books and historical documents with others who share a passion for African American writers.
All meeting will take place in the Genealogy Center at NAAM on the last Sunday of each month. Please feel free to attend even if you have not read the book. Please RSVP by January 26th
Sunday, January 29th
2:00 - 3:30 PM
ERNESTINE ANDERSON BLACK HISTORY MONTH SERIES
With generous support from Bank of America
Thursday, February 2
FREE 1st Thursdays at NAAM
1st Thursdays at NAAM are always Free!
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, February 2
11:00am - 7:00pm
Saturday and Sunday, February 4 and 5
Museums On Us
Promotion is valid during regular open hours Saturday and Sunday
NAAM partners with Bank of America to offer 1st free weekend admission to Bank of America clients and staff once a month throughout 2012. Simply show your Bank of America ATM, credit or check card and photo ID at our reception desk and receive free admission to NAAM!
Monday, February 6
Elliott Bay Book Company Reading at NAAM
Rebecca Walker
Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness
7:00 p.m.
In partnership with the Elliot Bay Book Company we welcome Rebecca Walker who has written insightful memoirs - and she has compiled lively, engaging anthologies. She is here this evening with another of the latter, Black Cool: One Thousand Streams of Blackness (Soft Skull Press). “Walker knows how to approach a fashionable theme from all angles. After an informed foreword by historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., the various commentaries on the fundamentals and potential of this African-American cultural export domestically and globally are written by a range of exciting artists including … writer Mat Johnson, performing artist Staceyann Chin, critic Dream Hampton, photography Dawoud Bey, writer Veronica Chambers, and educator/activist bell hooks … Walker and her band of scribes are in top form, giving a rich, varied picture of Black cool style …” - Publishers Weekly.
Free and open to the public
Location: NAAM
Monday, February 6
7:00 p.m.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Twanda Hill | thill@naamnw.org | 206.518.6000 x 111
Thursday, February 9
FREE 2nd Thursdays at NAAM
2nd Thursdays at NAAM are always Free
Free and open to the public!
Thursday, February 9
11:00am - 7:00pm
Thursday, February 9
Storytelling with Eva Abram
Special Black History Month Storytelling
Eva Abram presents a perspective on The Little Rock Nine
11:00 a.m.
 One of the "Little Rock Nine" braves a jeering crowd
Photograph by and courtesy of Will CountsAppropriate for all ages, Ms. Abram, talented Storyteller, creates a special storytelling session focusing on The Little Rock Nine. This group of students was the first to attend an integrated school in Arkansas and changed US history forever.
Thursday, February 9
11:00am - 11:45am
Space is very limited.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Katie Williams | kwilliams@naamnw.org | 206.518.6000 x 104
Thursday, February 16
BEYOND TALK 2
Community Potluck about Race in partnership with the Wing Luke Museum
5:30-8:00p.m.
 image from riniart.comIn 2004, the Wing Luke Museum opened a powerful and innovative exhibit: “Beyond Talk: Redrawing Race.” The show included 20 works by a dozen artists exploring race and racism in the U.S., along with interactive installations designed to draw visitors into a deeper conversation, and to spur them to take action in their communities.
In 2013 a new art exhibit will open at The Wing. Like the 2004 show, this exhibit will grow out of community discussions about race and racism -- this time with a focus on intergenerational conversations. Several Seattle organizations will help spark these discussions by hosting community Potlucks to stir conversations about similar topics of today. NAAM will kick off the Potluck series on Thursday, February 16, 2012 with dinner and activities led by Youth Undoing Institutionalized Racism. Dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., activities start at 6:00 p.m.
Free and open to the public
Location: NAAM
Thursday, February 16, 2012
5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Chieko Phillips | cphillips@naamnw.org | 206.518.6000 x 102
Sunday, February 19
NAAM hosts The Daughters of Zora
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
The Daughters of Zora cordially invite young ladies (8th grade - 11th grade) interested in the study of African American Literature to join our monthly book club. A new membership meeting will be held on Sunday February 19 at 2:00 p.m. at the Northwest African American Museum. All interested in joining need to provide a letter of recommendation and a resume. Come see what the Daughters of Zora are up to!
*This is not the usual book club*
Free and open to all interested young ladies
Location: NAAM
Sunday, February 19, 2012
2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Karen Green | daughterofzora@gmail.com
Saturday, February 25
Ugandan Orphan’s Choir Performance
11:30 a.m.
 Greetings from Africa!The Ugandan Orphans Choir brings a message of hope to American audiences through the traditional rhythmic dances and songs of Africa. Performances include colorful African costumes and traditional instruments such as drums and pan pipes as the children sing and dance tribal songs from all over Africa. Previous choirs have delighted audiences across the United States and Canada as they shared African folklore through music and dance as well as the message of God’s love for people of all nations!
Free and open to the public
Location: NAAM
Saturday, February 25
11:30a.m.-1:00 p.m.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Katie Williams| kwilliams@naamnw.org | 206.518.6000 x 104
Sunday, February 26
NAAM Book Club and Discussion Group Series
2:00 - 3:30 PM
Reading in February: Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn, by David Hajdu
Join NAAM and the Black Genealogy Research Group for a book club and discussion group series centered on themes including race, family history and other topics. We meet on the last Sunday of every month. Future Readings:
Reading in March: The Girl Who Fell from the Sky, by Heidi Durrow
Reading in April: Go Tell It on the Mountain, by James Baldwin
Free and open to the public
Location: NAAM
Sunday, February 26
2:00-3:30 p.m.
For more information and to RSVP, please contact:
Leilani Lewis | llewis@naamnw.org | 206.518.6000 x 108
All events take place at the Northwest African American Museum unless otherwise indicated.
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