Black American West Museum

06/10/2021

I had a meeting with the Ironman Corp. leadership and they are enthusiastically supportive of my idea!!
So now I'm asking for some team help in sharing this interest form with your networks!!

This idea all got started when Dr. Phoenix Mourning-Star wrote this blog post the weekend of the Tulsa Massacre anniverary: https://p9fitness.com/2021/06/02/were-looking-to-train-75-to-train-to-finish-ironman-tulsa-2022/ ...in the days that follow, sponsors and the Ironman Triathlon Corp have been a...

07/13/2020

Posting in hopes of getting the word out - making a difference where the rebolution hasn't reached (rural Maine!):

Annoucement downloadable PDF: https://ireinspire.com/2020/07/03/kennebec-regional-diversity-declaration-initiative/?frame-nonce=2780023a01

The actual PDF:https://ireinspire.files.wordpress.com/2020/07/research-kennebec-regional-diversity-declaration-initiative-s.pdf

09/15/2014

...if anyone you know is looking for a new opportunity..

06/25/2012

Ticket are now available for the July 14th Jamboree!
$40 in advance ($45 at the door)!

06/21/2012

DENVER- In May, 12 girls completed The Dr. Justina Ford Math & Science Club, marking a successful end to the inaugural school year. The club is a collaborative effort of the Friends of the Black American West Museum and Single Mothers of Color Inc., with the expressed purpose of providing support to participants in math and science. The club meets bi-weekly durig the academic year and provides tutoring, review of math and science basics including hands on activities. The club's overall goal is to encourage and expose girls, ages 8-12, to the various options and opportunities in these fields.

Continuing the theme this summer, BAWM will present the 2nd annual Dr. Justina Ford Math and Science Camp for Girls on July 23-27, 2012. The goal is to increase the awareness of science and its relevance in everyday life. A maximum of 15 girls, ages 8-13, will be accepted for the camp that will feature workshops facilitated by professionals in the math and science industry. Each day will run 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. The fee for the week-long camp is $95. Contact Deborah L. Sims Fard at [email protected] to register your child or learn more about corporate sponsorship opportunities.

11/15/2011

The Museum began as the personal hobby of Paul W. Stewart, who as a child playing cowboys and Indians, always had to be the Indian because, "There is no such thing as a Black cowboy," he was told.

After Mr. Stewart reached adulthood, he met a Black cowboy and learned that one out of three cowboys in the building of the American West was Black.

So the story begins of on man's search and discovery of a past not recorded in history books. His search has taken him to nearly every corner of the West, gathering personal artifacts, memorabilia, newspapers, legal documents, clothing, letters, photographs, and oral histories. It was this original Paul Stewart Collection that formed the nucleus for Museum which formally began operation in 1971.