Tag Archives: National Museum of African American History and Culture

2024: A Smithsonian-Inspired Year to Remember

Posted on December 29, 2024 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

By Regennia N. Williams, PhD The folder cover for information packets that we distributed for the Smithsonian-Cleveland Partnership launch activities. In my December 2023 blog post, I shared detailed information about the January 2024 Smithsonian-Cleveland Partnership activities. These programs would … Continue reading →

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Community Curation and Digitization Activities Have the Potential to Make Every Month Black History Month

Posted on December 26, 2023 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Pictured above (left to right) are the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Washington Monument. (Photographs by Regennia N. Williams.) By Regennia N. Williams, PhD For … Continue reading →

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Welcoming a New Season!

Posted on October 7, 2023 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Dear Readers, Happy National Arts and Humanities Month! I trust that fall 2023 is off to an amazingly brisk and colorful start! I shared my last blog post just before the official start of spring, and I am grateful for … Continue reading →

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RASHAD Launches the ‘Praying Grounds’ Book Publishing Project

Posted on April 18, 2020 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

By Regennia N Williams, PhD As the the founder and director of the RASHAD Center, Inc., I am pleased to announce the official April 2020 launch of the “Praying Grounds” Book Publishing Project (PGB2P). This project is made possible, in … Continue reading →

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Praying Grounds and Post-Liberation Sounds: UFS, The Shepherd Centre, and Community Engagement

Posted on August 2, 2019 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

On Thursday, August 1, 2019–with exactly three weeks remaining on my current Fulbright Specialist Project, I had the pleasure of meeting with an incredible group of Christian ministers.  As participants in a certificate program offered by the University of the … Continue reading →

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Education and History Still Matter: Remembering May 17, 1954

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Because I understand the ongoing struggle to secure equal access to quality education for all people in the United States, I intend to take full advantage of continuing education and professional development opportunities, and then apply what I learn in … Continue reading →

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Contemplating Beauty and Freedom in the Capital City

Posted on January 7, 2017 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Congress is back in session on Capital Hill, and the newly-elected representative for my community in Maryland’s 4th District, Congressman Anthony Brown, is also a member of the Congressional Black Caucus.  My classes at UDC’s Community College on North Capital … Continue reading →

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Museums, Marches, and More on My Mind

Posted on January 3, 2017 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

  As we prepare for the annual celebrations of the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and African American History Month, I want to believe that  Icabod Flewellen, the son of an African Methodist Episcopal … Continue reading →

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The Nonprofit Business of African American History and Culture

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

The more I focus on the business side of nonprofit administration and leadership, the more I am impressed by the work of Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch and the staff of the National Museum of African American History and Culture.  Construction on … Continue reading →

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