Afterword
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Nov. 22, 2010
Obituaries
Burroughs, an artist and teacher, started the museum in her home on the city’s South Side almost 50 years ago. The museum’s collection includes African and African American art, manuscripts, personal papers and books.
Nov. 23, 2010
“A Night of 100 Stars” was the theme for the DuSable Museum of African American History’s annual gala at the South Shore Cultural Center on April 5.More than 800 supporters, civic leaders and politicians, including Gov.
April 19, 2014
Travel & Experiences
Events and historic sites in San Fernando Valley highlight black history.
Feb. 5, 1999
Glaucoma sufferer Jimmie Luckett cannot see the black history exhibits at Chicago’s DuSable Museum of African-American history, but he knows them all by heart.
July 9, 1987
Archives
With $1,000 and a stubborn desire to build a museum for Chinese Americans, Chuimei Ho and five others took their message to the streets, speaking at small gatherings about the rich history of Chicago’s Chinatown.
June 3, 2005
Entertainment & Arts
Charmaine Jefferson is resigning after 11 years as executive director of the California African American Museum in Exposition Park, to focus on an arts consulting business attuned to audience-building and education.
July 18, 2014
Culture Monster Blog
History: Watts organizers modify show to better reflect the horrors of slavery.
Aug. 11, 1996
Etta Moten Barnett, who starred in the 1942 production of “Porgy and Bess” on Broadway and broke color barriers in two 1930s films, has died.
Jan. 5, 2004