Kevin Young, an acclaimed poet who was named director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2021, ...

Jacqueline Hunter assumed her role as executive director of the African American Museum of Iowa this month. She brings with ...

Board members and volunteers (L to R): Jack Bauman, Tawanna Vint, Kimberly Krough, and Ryan and Jamie Madison. The African American Cultural and Historical Museum in Waterloo is opening to the ...

Outside of the Iowa Capitol, the new African American Historical and Cultural Museum opened in Waterloo and federal workers gathered outside of Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks' Davenport ...

This large museum, named for its founder Charles Wright, tells the story of the African American experience from the beginning of time to the Civil Rights Movement and beyond. Opened since 1966 ...

The African American Historical and Cultural Museum is now open in Waterloo, a big milestone for the organization. The opening marks the first time in the museum’s 29-year history that it will ...

Those grants have a direct impact helping museums and libraries in Eastern Iowa. For example, the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids got a $60,000 grant in 2023 that helped them ...