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| Culture Keepers holding up community painting of Sojourner Truth |
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| Kenetia is helping a little one make Sojourner Truth history booklets |
Prince
George’s African American Museum & Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) is proud to
present Culture Keepers, a teen After School Program at Suitland High
School. Culture Keepers have been busy
this year working on the project “A Journey Through the African Diaspora” where
they are learning about African American history, art and culture and sharing
it with local and global communities. The Prince George’s
African American Museum & Cultural Center (PGAAMCC) was awarded the 2013-2014
Museums Connect grant for this project.
Museums Connect is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State’s
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and
is administered by the American Alliance of Museums.
On
Saturday, March 8th, Culture Keepers presented a community arts
program at the Mall at Prince Georges, celebrating Sojourner Truth in recognition
of Women’s History Month. There were
more than 80 participants of diverse backgrounds who were engaged in visual
arts, story-telling, and dance performance to learn about the great abolitionist
and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth. Culture Keepers worked with youth
and their families to create a community painting featuring Sojourner Truth as
well as a history booklet about her life. Chanel Compton, PGAAMCC Director of
Education states, “It’s wonderful and inspiring to see how eager local youth
are to share what they have learned with
local communities.”
In continuing to share Black history, Culture
Keepers will travel to Sao Paulo, Brazil in April 2014. They will create a mural
with local youth celebrating Afro-culture throughout the Americas. This project
is empowering youth to be ambassadors in preserving history, art, and culture
in local and global communities.
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| Davi is helping to make patches for the community painting! |
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| Story-time! Performer: Jessica Smith tells stories about the life and times of Sojourner Truth |
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| Fun Community Event with Culture Keepers after school program and teen volunteers! |
