Final Weeks — Closes May 2, 2010
America I AM celebrates nearly 500 years of African American contributions to our country and the world. Through artifacts, multimedia, and programs visitors explore the influence and innovations of African Americans.
Visitors can walk past the ‘Door of No Return’; view personal artifacts and innovations of African American artists, activists and inventors; and investigate key moments in the evolution of the nation to open dialogue about our collective experience and future.
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America I AM along with related exhibitions, programs, and films being offered at partner institutions, fosters a greater understanding of the African American imprint and recognizes our shared human experience.
Learn more about the exhibit at americaiam.org, or follow it on Facebook and Twitter.
Educational Programs
These educational programs will be presented at the California Science Center, in association with the California African American Museum.
Admission to the programs is free, but registration is required. Please call (213) 744-2024 or visit www.caamuseum.org for more information and registration.
Dialoguing: Multi-Cultural Representation in the
Film and Television
Industry
February 21, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
Come learn strategies for changing the reflection of what we see in film and television and dialogue about solutions that include us all.
Ripping the Veil, Weaving Meanings: The Textures, Performativity, and Therapeutics of African Diaspora Religion
February 28, 2010, at 2:00 p.m.
Join us for a presentation by Vincent L. Wimbush, Ph.D as we explore religion from various places through a lens of African influence. RSVP 213-744-2024 .
Related Events
Delve deeper into topics of race, culture, and civil rights by exploring these related exhibitions, programs, and films on view at the California African American Museum, California Science Center and Skirball Cultural Center:
After 1968: Contemporary Artists and the Civil Rights Legacy
California African American Museum
November 19, 2009-March 7, 2010
An Idea Called Tomorrow
California African American Museum
November 19, 2009-March 7, 2010
Road to Freedom: Photographs of the Civil Rights Movement, 1956-1968
Skirball Cultural Center
November 19, 2009-March 7, 2010
An Idea Called Tomorrow
Skirball Cultural Center
November 19, 2009-March 7, 2010
Breach of Peace: Photographs of Freedom Riders by Eric Etheridge
Skirball Cultural Center
November 19, 2009-May 9, 2010
