Dora Nelson African American Art & History Museum

03/28/2020

https://apple.news/AF4P1BDvMRruC91kFYlLxug

Another amazing story of African American resilience and perseverance from the slave ship Clotilda survivors

At age two, she was among the youngest captives on the Clotilda. Now her living grandchildren are learning of her life and legacy.

02/10/2019

The Dora Nelson African-American Art & History Museum is so proud of the new Community Garden, honoring the "roots" and long history of African American ties to the land and agricultural traditions that sustained millions of their ancestors.

On Wednesday, January 30th, the Dora Nelson African-American Art and History Museum, in collaboration with the City of Perris, celebrated the grand opening of their new community garden.

This community garden is the 14th opened in the City of Perris as part of the Healthy Eating, Active Living initiative.

02/07/2016

Powerful 78 years on . . .

02/01/2016

Google kicks off today with it's doodle. The 2016 Black History theme is "Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories" and the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is one of those places that commemorates the contributions of this great ancestor. http://cnn.it/1QVbnoC

01/27/2016

"We're trying somehow here, to define the "I T" - John Cummings

http://www.theatlantic.com/video/index/402172/the-only-american-museum-about-slavery/

A wealthy white lawyer has spent 16 years and millions of dollars turning the Whitney Plantation into a memorial to the nation's past.

11/29/2015

This uplifting and relevant news came courtesy of the New York Times today https://t.co/1aTEp1htyR?ssr=true

After decades of spotty acquisitions and token exhibitions, American museums are rewriting the history of 20th-century art to include black artists.

11/25/2015

The Dora Nelson African American Art and History Museum in Perris, CA is partnering with the Association of African American Museums to host the 2016 conference. We are honored to work with them and we designed this fundraiser to help us prepare our facilities for the event! Please click the link below to find out how you can help!
https://www.gofundme.com/eb4hhjvc

"The Little Museum That Could" The Dora Nelson African American Art & History Museum of Perris, California has been chosen to host The Association of African-American Museums 38th Annual Conference, August 3-6, 2016 ! But, our little museum needs work! Alberta M. Kearney, 94, Visionary and Fou...

11/20/2015

We like this application for the holidays as a cool way to help preserve our oral histories and spend some quality time with elder family members. http://www.wsj.com/articles/its-time-to-record-our-grandparents-history-1447785086

A smartphone app from StoryCorps can bridge generations by turning anyone into a documentarian, and save oral histories of family and friends in the Library of Congress.

09/28/2015

A great story about preserving a town's heritage. Our favorite quote: "If the rest of the world got along as well as we do here in Longtown, there wouldn't be problems" https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/an-ohio-town-where-the-races-have-mixed-freely-for-more-than-200-years/2015/09/26/7ab3b250-4cfa-11e5-bfb9-9736d04fc8e4_story.html

That history is now in danger of being lost. But residents are working to save their “colored” heritage.

06/26/2015

Today for the last post of Month we pay homage to Michael Jackson. We remember him in a special way today on the 7th anniversary of his passing.

Here is a video of the legend at the Classic Motown 25th Anniversay show where he debuted the iconic . Enjoy!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXJcOduo0w4

Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (Motown 25th Anniversary Yesterday Today Forever ) The First Moonwalk King Of Pop on " Billie Jean " at the 25th anniversary of...