Cannon AAHC

03/01/2023

Please join the AAHC for our final BHM event. We chose to host this discussion at the end of BHM but also the beginning of Women’s History Month to represent the intersectionality of black women. See the flyer below and share it with your networks! See you tomorrow!

Moderator: TSgt Surratte
Panelists: SMSgt Foggie, MSgt Crocker, Ms. Hope Coleman


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27th SOW Commander
Cannon Air Force Base

02/25/2023

Come hang out with us this Sunday!

02/19/2023

Family, check out our webpage! Here, you can learn about our BHM celebrations, purchase spades tournament tickets, order BHM shirts, and more!

CAFB African American Heritage Council BHM 2023

02/12/2023

Family, if you're looking to purchase a BHM shirt, or the pre-sale tickets for the spades tournament, you can do so here: https://mailchi.mp/288cd97eccdf/aahc

02/10/2023

Happy Black History Month ❤💛💚

Poetry Workshop: Black Women and Beauty

Wednesday 15, Feb | 12-1p EST | Online

Deepen your experience of the exhibition, Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience. and let it inspire your writing in this virtual ekphrastic poetry workshop. Ekphrastic poetry responds to a work of visual art-generally a painting, sculpture, or photograph. During this workshop, we will explore a form called pantoum which weaves lines of poetry together through repetition.The workshop will be led by international slam poetry champion, Anthony McPherson. McPherson's work incorporates various art forms, as well as a myriad of character impressions, to address race, art, and his own biracial identity. He's appeared on Button Poetry, in HuffPost, and Upworthy, and has reached over ten million views since his first viral poem, "All Lives Matter: 1800's Edition."

Free. Registration is required: https://smithsonian.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEkcO2qpj4qGt2-zO2H-_woQ-xAawPfKPTZ

To learn more about Revolutionary: https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2010.3.1

02/09/2023

Foundations of Faith: The First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles

From humble beginnings in the home of the formerly enslaved Bridget “Biddy” Mason, the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles has grown into one of the largest, most prominent churches in the African American community.

Bridget “Biddy” Mason (1818–1891) helped found the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles (FAME) in 1872. Enslaved in Mississippi, Mason had traveled with her enslaver to California in 1851 and won a landmark court case to gain freedom for herself and her daughters. With money she had earned as a nurse and midwife, Mason invested in property and amassed a sizeable fortune. Initially, church members gathered in her home, but with her savings, she helped purchase a church building in 1888 on Azusa Street.

To learn more about the First AME Church of Los Angeles, click here: https://www.searchablemuseum.com/first-african-methodist-episcopal-church-of-los-angeles

From humble beginnings in the home of the formerly enslaved Bridget “Biddy” Mason, the First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles has grown into one of the largest, most prominent churches in the African American community.

02/08/2023

"Muslims, Christians, Jews, and others share basic values and a belief in a virtuous life that wants justice and peace for all." -Imam W. Deen Mohammed

02/08/2023

Foundations of Faith: African Americans and Islam

African Americans have practiced Islam since their arrival in North America and are an integral part of the world community of Muslims.

"It’s not the color of the physical body that makes a man a devil … God looks at our minds, our actions, and our deeds. So we have white Muslims, brown Muslims, red Muslims, yellow Muslims, all colors … We now recognize all men as brothers, and we look at them according to their works." -Muhammad Ali, 1976

To learn more about how Islam has played an integral part in African American History and click here: https://www.searchablemuseum.com/african-americans-and-islam

African Americans have practiced Islam since their arrival in North America and are an integral part of the world community of Muslims.

02/08/2023

Happy Black History Month❤💛💚

Monday, February 13, 2023 11:00am to 12:00pm EST

NMAAHC Kids Learning Together: Celebrating Princess Tiana!

Designed for children ages 6 and up - but all are welcome!

This Black History Month, NMAAHC Kids is celebrating Black children’s movie and TV characters! During this program inspired by The Princess and the Frog’s Princess Tiana, meet a Black chef! Chef Scotty Scott will share his love for cooking and the special way food brings people together and answer questions live! Then, share your favorite dish through a 3-D art project.

All NMAAHC Kids Black History Month programs are held via Zoom webinar and led by museum educators. This program is not associated with Walt Disney Pictures or Walt Disney Animation Studios.

More Information: Registered guests will receive an email with Zoom information, a list of supplies needed and recommended resources on the Friday before the program.

To register: https://event.etix.com/ticket/online/performanceSale.do?performance_id=5955264&method=restoreToken

Join the livestream or watch the recorded program: https://video.ibm.com/channel/zCPF4U3hFPc

02/07/2023

Foundations of Faith: Saint Augustine Catholic Church, New Orleans

In 1800s New Orleans, Creole parishioners of Saint Augustine Catholic Church challenged racial barriers both inside and outside the church sanctuary.

To learn more about St. Augustine's Impact in the Areas of:
1. Race and Sacred Space
2. The War of the Pews
3. Sisters of Holy Family
4. Resisting Segregation

click here: https://www.searchablemuseum.com/saint-augustine-catholic-church-new-orleans