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July 08, 2020

Vote Detroit! Coalition: Formed to Educate and Mobilize Detroiters Around the Unified Agenda of Voting

DETROIT, MI (July 8, 2020) - On Friday, July 10, 2020, at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, a new, far-reaching trilogy will hold a press conference at 9:30 a.m., to both acknowledge the...
June 05, 2020

Official Statement of Solidarity from The Wright Museum: President & CEO Neil A. Barclay Reflects on Current Events

Greetings, The events of the past few months have been a time of deep reflection on the health and viability of the American ideal. Uncertainty, disruption, and pain have unfortunately produced blood, tears...
May 15, 2020

38th Annual African World Festival is Postponed Amid COVID-19 Concerns

Amid the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Museum is officially postponing this highly attended festival.
January 21, 2020

Actress CCH Pounder introduces her collection

On January 28, 2020, The Wright will open the doors to a new exhibit, QUEEN: From the Collection of CCH Pounder. which features sculptures, paintings and mixed media works by such luminaries as Harmonia Rosales...
January 06, 2020

MLK Day Keynote Speaker Announced

Dr. Earl Lewis, President Emeritus of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Thomas C. Holt Distinguished Professor of History, Afro American and African Studies and Public Policy at the University of Michigan...
August 28, 2019

Jazz Master Reggie Workman Performs Coltrane Hits

This month, The Wright will host a John Coltrane celebration concert featuring National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Reggie Workman.

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