Dora Nelson African American Art & History Museum

https://apple.news/AF4P1BDvMRruC91kFYlLxug Another amazing story of African American resilience and perseverance from the slave ship Clotilda survivors

US-based AA museums celebrating Black History Month - this Nelson Mandela international exhibit kicking off in London is a strong collaborator-in-spirit with the goal to bring attention to the heroics of global work done on behalf of all people of color

The Dora Nelson African-American Art & History Museum is so proud of the new Community Garden, honoring the "roots" and long history of African American ties to the land and agricultural traditions that sustained millions of their ancestors.

Powerful 78 years on . . .

Google kicks #BlackHistoryMonth2016 off today with it's #FrederickDouglass doodle. The 2016 Black History theme is "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories" and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is one of those places that commemorates the contributions of this great ancestor. http://cnn.it/1QVbnoC

"We're trying somehow here, to define the "I T" - John Cummings http://www.theatlantic.com//the-only-american-museum-abou/

This uplifting and relevant news came courtesy of the New York Times today https://t.co/1aTEp1htyR?ssr=true

The Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum in Perris, CA is partnering with the Association of African American Museums to host the 2016 conference. We are honored to work with them and we designed this fundraiser to help us prepare our facilities for the event! Please click the link below to find out how you can help! https://www.gofundme.com/eb4hhjvc

We like this application for the holidays as a cool way to help preserve our oral histories and spend some quality time with elder family members. http://www.wsj.com//its-time-to-record-our-grandparents-hi

A great story about preserving a town's heritage. Our favorite quote: "If the rest of the world got along as well as we do here in Longtown, there wouldn't be problems" https://www.washingtonpost.com//7ab3b250-4cfa-11e5-bfb9-97

Today for the last post of #AfricanAmericanMusicAppreciation Month we pay homage to Michael Jackson. We remember him in a special way today on the 7th anniversary of his passing. Here is a video of the legend at the Classic Motown 25th Anniversay show where he debuted the iconic #Moonwalk. Enjoy! #MJ #foreverinourhearts ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXJcOduo0w4

BB King, ranked number 6 on Rolling Stone's best guitarists of all time list, was an extremely talented singer and songwriter who recently passed away this year in Las Vegas, Nevada. We honor his legacy today with his hit song, "Peace of Mind". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuOQF0x-I-w

This is such an important story to share . . . how one man is teaching kids about inclusion, history, and life. Thanks @frankbruninyt for this great The New York Times article yesterday! http://www.nytimes.com//frank-bruni-baseball-and-black-his