Djimon Hounsou Foundation

Do you need help preserving your family’s home movies? Our museum’s media conservators can work with you to digitize your audiovisual media in a variety of formats. Acceptable formats include motion picture film (16mm, Super 8 and Regular 8mm), obsolete videotape formats (Hi-8/8mm, MiniDV, 3/4" U-matic, VHS, Betacam, 1" open reel video and 1/2" open reel video) and various audio formats. Digitization services are free and by appointment on our second floor in the Explore Your Family History Center. Schedule your in-person appointment by emailing NMAAHC-Digitization@si.edu 🎥 Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts. Supported by the Center for the Digitization and Curation of African American History. Courtesy of the Foye family.

🌟 When Will African Brands Lead? With a market of 1.4bn people and the world’s largest free-trade area, Africa has immense potential. What’s needed is an enabling environment for homegrown brands to thrive. The future looks promising! https://lnkd.in/eQK2G-AK #AfricanBrands #FutureLeaders #BrandAfrica

Americans for the Arts and Race Forward are thrilled to announce our support of 14 local projects as part of the inaugural Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy! From Alaska to Alabama, these individuals and organizations will be hosting a variety of activities and events in their communities that explore our history, how it shapes our present, and how everyday people are organizing to build an equitable and racially just future. The Cultural Week of Action will be supported by organizing partners to help to amplify and elevate this important initiative. ✨PolicyLink  ✨People's Action  ✨Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley ✨National League of Cities ✨National Civic League ✨Narrative Initiative  ✨Narrative Arts ✨German Marshall Fund of the United States ✨Equitable Cities LLC ✨Djimon Hounsou Foundation The Cultural Week of Action is for EVERYONE. The week of action will take place from September 27 – October 5 in communities across the country. Learn more about the 14 local projects and see how YOU can get involved at culturalweekofaction.org.

Experience a critical conversation about moving humanity forward by exploring one of the Triple Evils that holds us back. The King Center presents ‘King’s Teachings on Racism and How to Conquer It’ - an informative, inspiring, and insightful #BelovedCommunityTalks rebroadcast that, unfortunately, matters more today than it did when it took place six years ago. With King Center CEO, Dr. Bernice A. King, Dr. John A. Powell, Professor George Lakey, and Moderator Joshua DuBois discussing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s teachings on racism and his strategic approach to eradicating Racism, which, along with Poverty and Militarism, comprise what Dr. King called the Triple Evils. Streaming Thursday June 13, 2024, 6:30pm EST, on Facebook, X, YouTube, and at thekingcenter.org. #MLK #MLKJr #ShiftTheCulture