In February 2022, the Soulsville Foundation’s Stax Museum of American Soul Music and Stax Music Academy will release original, free Black History Month virtual productions that offer two distinct but complementary celebrations of Black American music and its impact on the arc of American culture. We invite you to join us and help youth all
Continue Reading nextThe Stax Museum’s Corey Martin reads from The Memphis Gingerbread Man, written by Ruth Wood Garrett and illustrated by Melissa Fischer. DOWNLOAD OUR ACTIVITY SHEET BY CLICKING ON THE IMAGE BELOW
Continue Reading nextThe Stax Museum’s Corey Martin shares the best-selling book “Follow Your Dreams, Little Ones” by Vashti Harrison, which celebrates the achievements of Black men in American history, including Thurgood Marshall, James Baldwin, Gordon Parks, Arthur Ashe, Harry Belafonte, Alvin Ailey, and others. DOWNLOAD OUR ACTIVITY SHEET BY CLICKING ON THE IMAGE BELOW
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Join us for an opening reception party at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music for our newest exhibit, “LOVE IN THE Club: Chicago Nightclub Photos by Michael Abramson 1974-1976.” Friday March 11, 6-8 pm at the Stax Museum. Free admission.. Music by DJ Bizzle Bluebland in a DJ booth, food, beer by Soul & Spirits
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Join us at the Stax Museum of American Soul Music for Chicago-based author and DJ Ayana Contreras and other guests at this special opening for “Love in the Club: Black Chicago Nightclub Photos by Michael Abramson 1974-1076,” a new exhibition also featuring the words of award-winning poet Patricia Smith. Friday March 11, 6-8 pm at
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