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MLK Family Day: Amistad For the Culture!
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main St, Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesJoin us on MLK Community Day in partnership with the Wadsworth Atheneum in centering social justice and equality. Looking at objects on view in Freedomways: From Jubilee to Juneteenth, we will offer artmaking in the galleries. Bethani Blake, Associate Curator for the African Diaspora, will lead teens in a gallery talk to discuss the history […]
Encounters: From Jubilee to Juneteenth
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art 600 Main St, Hartford, Connecticut, United StatesJoin us for an Encounters Dialogue, a follow-up to the Pennington Lecture, which honors the legacy of Rev. Dr. James W. C. Pennington, a pioneering leader in the fight for racial equality and education. This dialogue will explore the trajectory of Black freedom celebrations from Jubilee to Juneteenth and reflect on the meaning of those […]
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Uncomfortable Conversations
The Amistad Center’s Uncomfortable Conversations Series invites artists, scholars, and community members to address important topics that promote meaningful dialogue and understanding. This session focuses on voting rights, access, participation, and registration in the United States. It aims to foster open discussion and highlight pathways toward progress. April 4, 2025, Uncomfortable Conversations: Voting Rights, Access […]
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Memorial Weekend Juneteenth Special
FeaturedA $275 value package deal that includes your gala ticket for food, drinks, dancing under the stars, and a signature Amistad Center Juneteenth fan for only $250.
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Film: Black Girl
Selected by MATRIX 196 artist Steffani Jemison, this quietly radical portrait of displacement and resistance follows a young Senegalese woman who leaves home for France, only to face the isolating realities of colonialism. Like Jemison’s work, this debut film speaks through silence, gesture, and the power of what remains unsaid. Directed by Ousmane Sembène. 1966. Senegal/France (French with […]
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