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In honor of Black History Month, WEAA is bringing you special programming to pay tribute to the challenges and achievements of African Americans past and present. Celebrate Black history with WEAA!

Exploring Heritage: Black History Month Exhibits

Baltimore Museums Celebrating Black History, Art, and Culture

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JAMES E. LEWIS MUSEUM OF ART (JELMA)

Exhibition: Getting to Grown: A Diaspora Journey

Friday, Jan. 24 – March 14 JELMA of Morgan State University presents Getting to Grown: A Diaspora Journey, featuring artists Angela Franklin and Chevelle Moore Jones. Curated by Dr. Schroeder Cherry, Getting to Grown features mixed media textiles and collaged images depicting the ways one might navigate life to become “grown.”

Reception: March 2, 2025, 2:00-5:00 pm (exhibition and theater performance)

Artists talk: March 5, 2025, 11:00 am

Collage Workshop: March 6, 1:00 – 3:00 pm (RSVP)

All events are free.

The National Great Blacks In Wax Museum

Exhibition: Stephen Hayes "Cash Crop" Exhibit
Ongoing- Dive deep into the untold truths of Black history with the Cash Crop special exhibit.

The Sankofa Children’s Museum of African Cultures, Inc

Saturday, Feb. 8th The African Ancestry Experience with Dr. Gina Paige founder of African Ancestry
Saturday, Feb. 22- Aug. 10 Talking Drums Workshop

Reginald F. Lewis Museum

  • Thursday, Feb. 13th at 6:30pm Attend the Short Kuts Show, Unbreakable Love: The Power of Black Love in Healing and Resistance. Storytellers uncover the strength and triumph of Black love through the lens of slavery, segregation, and systemic racism.
  • Saturday, Feb. 15th from 12noon - 2pm Art lovers of all ages are invited to participate in an art workshop that celebrates the legacy of one of Baltimore’s most treasured artists,Tom Miller. This special event will be facilitated by community artist, Sallah Jenkins.
  • Saturday, Feb. 22d at 1pm Spend the afternoon with HBCU TITANS of Education, Dr. William Harvey (retired President of Hampton University) and Dr. David Kwabena Wilson (current President of Morgan State University). A special screening and discussion with Emmy award winning Maryland filmmaker, Phil Branch, on his film, Hampton University: One of the Wonders of the World. Moderated by Dr. Edwin T. Johnson, this conversation will explore leadership, legacy, and the transformative impact of historically Black colleges and universities.

Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center

Exhibition: Out of the Woodwork! Bringing Tom Miller's Legacy to Light

Tuesday, Feb. 18, 5pm-8pm Opening Reception and 30th Anniversary Celebration

Join family, friends, collectors, and Blackives, LLC in celebrating the life and legacy of Tom Miller (1945-2000). Miller's book, which he co-authored with the late Cammay Calloway, Can A Coal Scuttle Fly, will be read by former Mayor Kurt Schmoke or Keith Snipes.

The Peale

Exhibition: Quakers & Slavery: Equality with Caveats

Saturday, Feb. 21 Online Event

The lecture will discuss the complicated history between Quakers and the Black members of their community.