Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum

Community Voices

CV - Listen & Watch 'Driving the Green Book' Webinar

Beatrice Bonner

Originally aired February 22, 2021.On February 10, 2021, The Springfield and Central Illinois African American Musuem presented a webinar on the podcast…
Community Voices

CV - Driving the Green Book

Beatrice Bonner

Originally aired February 1, 2021.In 2019, award-winning broadcaster Alvin Hall and activist Janée Woods Weber made a journey from Detroit to New Orleans…
Illinois

50 Years After His Death - Springfield Museum Remembers MLK Jr.

Rachel Otwell

Right outside Oak Ridge Cemetery, the resting place of President Abraham Lincoln, is the Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum.…
Arts & Life

$10k to Be Awarded to Central Illinois Youth Group

Carter Staley

The Future Fund is an endowment that has awarded $69,000 to programs that help youth through a competitive application process. Aren Dow, programs and…
Equity & Justice

A Trip To The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum

Rachel Otwell

Late last month, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture was officially opened in Washington, D.C. Did you know that…