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WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH

The Black Stars News 2015 Annual Awards Dinner will honor Mayor David Dinkins, Rep. Charles The SMITHSONIAN national museum to honor American Rangel, Rep.AMERICAN Yvette Clarke, WOMEN’S HISTORY Peebles, MUSEUM Barbara has women’s history,” said Melanie Adams, R. Donahue announced an exciting lineup of new Arnwine, Inez Barron, Sabrina interim director of the museum. “While our initiatives for Women’s History Month Lamb, Dr. Rudy Crew, Stephen museum is still in its early stages, we are March 2024 that will further the already activating our digital platforms, Byrd, Alia toJones, and the Centralchampioning new research and engaging museum’s mission make women’s Five survivors of gross injustice history Park more visible. These initiatives the wider Smithsonian community to December 18the from 6:00pm – begin the critical work of making women’s mark anon important step as museum enters the next phase of research and 46 West 10:00pm at MIST Harlem, programming will eventually inform 116ththat Street. the collection and a physical site in “EachD.C. honoree chosen for Washington,

recognition has demonstrated

make history by becoming some of the first supporters of the museum’s mission. Charter Members will get early access to events and programs and be the first to know about the museum’s progress. Learn more on the museum’s website.  Digital Exhibition: “Becoming Visible” | Launching March 8: Available on the

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York and a former chancellor of the New York public schools system.

Pioneering producers Stephen Byrd and Alia Jones, through their a seamstress who Front worked Row on theProduction, Apollo company space suits. A virtual brought “Catinside on alook Hotinto Tinthe Roof” exhibition with curatorsDesire” will and “ASmithsonian Streetcar Named take place March 14 at 3 p.m.cast ET. Learn with a multi-ethnic to more on the museum’s website. Broadway. In 2016 they bring  Spotlight Program | Launching March 18: The“Eclipsed” museum willwith inviteOscar up andWinner coming Lupita Nyong ’O Broadway. filmmakers from communitiestoacross

the country to develop videosCentral that Honorees, theshort so-called document important histories of women Park 5, are collectively and and girls who have been underrecognized individually heroes. They are in the historical record. This program will survivors of one of the ugliest Charles Rangel be the first of several co-creation projects offrom justice in New that willmiscarriage engage artists a variety of York’s history; beento railroaded backgrounds andhaving disciplines collaborate majority. She now leads The museum to tell women’s for stories. unjustly convicted a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. with theand  Wikipedia | Launching they Edit-a-Thon did not commit and for which Arnwine was for 26 years executive March 27: than long 20% of biographies theyLess served prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee in English-language Wikipedia are about from seven years to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. women.ranging The Smithsonian American before being exonerated when the Inez Barron, honoree, formerly aWomen’s History Museum is helping to actual rapist confessed. They are: State Assembly member, is nowchange this with a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon Yusef Abdus Salaam; Raymond a New York City council memberduring Women’s History Month. Attendees Antronarticles McCray, Kevin will editSantana and createJr., Wikipedia and a champion of education for about American women represented in the Richardson, and Kharey Wise. our youth. museum’s digital exhibition, “Becoming The Black Star News, which focuses Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is Visible,” among others. New editors who on investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host have never contributed to Wikipedia been featured a result of some if before will receive on-siteastraining. This and executive producer, radio DJ,event is presented with support from its news scoops, on CNN, The New poet, songwriter, music recordingWikimedia DC. York Daily News, The New York

The museum’s headline program exceptional leadership for Women’s History Month will beand vision in David Dinkins her or his respective profession or “Becoming Visible,” an interactive endeavorlaunching and in some digital exhibition Marchsignificant 8 on was a member of the New York International Women’s Day. The exhibition measure has contributed towards City Council, representing the will invite audiences into the work of creating a more just society in this 40th council district in Brooklyn, the Smithsonian American Women’s country,” says Black Star News succeeding her mother, Una S. History Museum that spotlights how founder and publisher Milton women’s histories have been recorded, T. Clarke. In the current 114th Allimadi. “Obviously remembered, lost and recovered. much work Congress Clarke serves on needs to be done herefrom and Five remarkable stories of women the the Energy and Commerce world.” past willaround come to the life through objects from Committee, responsible for the Smithsonian’s collection, archival The gala starts at 6:00pm with a consumer protection, food records, recorded interviews and original cocktail hour to be followed by the safety, energy development, public illustrations and animations. Curators will awards ceremonies. health, communications, the narratedinner each ofand the five stories, alongside There will be musical by environment, and interstate and an introduction narratedentertainment by actress, opera singer Cassandra Douglas designer and producer Rosario Dawson, international commerce. who serves theharmonica museum’s advisory and on from phenomenon Photo Source: BPRW R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is council.William The exhibition will demonstrate Galison. David Dinkins is a leading developer and founder of how women’s history is often obscured or artist and producer, rapper, writer honored for Lifetime Achievement The Smithsonian Post, TheAmerican VillageWomen’s Voice, and Brill’s The Peebles nation’s largest forgotten—and the critical need to uncover history fully visible. We Co., invitethe everyone, museum’s the 10-minute andwebsite, community activist.digital He beganHistory Museum expands the story — he was New York City’s first Content magazine. these stories to create a more accurate from allAfrican backgrounds and walks of life,real to experience created as by a the woman-led American-owned his career radio DJ in Buffaloof America through the often-untold African American mayor and alsocollaborate with us as we build a museum digital design and inclusive record of American history. firm Forum One will take estate firm with $3.5 billion worth Past Star News honorees at age 15. For over 30 years, he’s accounts welcomed Nelson Mandela to the andBlack accomplishments of The lack of women’s representation in that willofinspire generations come.” audiences on a visual and emotional properties undertodevelopment have included: Noble (Like It women—individually and Gil collectively—to been a talk show host at WBLS and city after is hisanother releasekey inobstacle 1990. major databases journey through five women’s lives, The museum’s other initiatives or management — hethroughout was one our pastWaters, and inspire Is), Rep. Maxine Soledad WLIB radioKeckly, in New York City. Hebetter understand to ensuring women’s history is not lost as including Elizabeth a memoirist Women’s History Month include the Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of the pioneering developerswho our future. Through new scholarship, O’Brien (CNN), Ms. Camille Cosby, less than 20% of biographies on Englishalso has a Friday night enslaved woman whoradio talk launch helped of the Spotlight Program thatrevitalize and formerly forWikipedia Lifetimeare Achievement, diverse viewpoints and innovative forms turn around and language about women. has became a lauded seamstress and Voza Rivers (New Heritage Theatre), show on WBAI. to collaborate with served Congress since 1971. He will is invite of exhibition, storytelling and participation, thefilmmakers once-blighted Anacostia To confront thisinissue, the Smithsonian dressmaker to Mary Todd Lincoln; Errol Louis (NY1 News), Amel the museum to share women’s stories Honoree Lamb, founderthe museum inspires the next generation a recipient The Bronze American Women’sofHistory Museummedal for Margaret Knight, aSabrina 19th-century inventor neighborhood in Washington, D.C. Larrieux (Entertainer), from their communities and a charter to create a more equitable world. Dr. TheWilliam of World of Money, is a champion will hosthelping a Wikipedia Marchenemy save Edit-a-Thon soldiers behind who automated the production of flatA champion membership program of forAfrican-American the public to get Pollard (Medgar Evers College), 27 where will Korean edit and create of paper financial literacy youth-shelegislation creating the Smithsonian bags; Hisakofor Hibi, a lineattendees during the War. empowerment Peebles’ bottomed is involvedeconomic with the museum as it is built Herm Edwards (NY Jets), Nayaba Wikipedia articles about the women Japanese American artist who lost much teaches knowledge about handlingAmerican Women’s History Museum from the ground up. Further details on contemplating a possible run for NYC Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Democratic passed Dec. 27,(Amsterdam 2020, and theNews), museum is Arinde La-Verna represented in “Becoming Visible,” of her work afterbudgeting spending over money, andthree planning. working with Congress to finalize a site for the Women’s Month initiatives are mayorHistory in 2017. Fountain (Columbia University), among member others. of the US House of years in government detention during included below. Dr. II;Rudy honoree, is one ofa building. Representatives from New World War IsabelCrew, Morgan, a scientist Lillian Roberts (DC37), Desiree Dancy Honoree Barbara Arnwine, civil “This Women’s History Month we are  Charter Membership Program | th who was instrumental in the development Source: Smithsonian American Women’s the nation’s leading educators. He’s York whose 9 district covers (New York Times), Greg Floyd (Local excited to introduce audiences to the rights lawyer, is athis champion Launching March 1: With inauguralof of the polio vaccine; and Hazel Fellows, History Museum much future of what of willcentral truly beBrooklyn. the first Before membership 237), Rev. Al Sharpton (National president of Medgar Evers College protecting voting rightscan of help ethnic program, the public entering Congress in 2007, she Action Network), and many others. of The City University of New minority groups — the emerging

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