We must rapidly begin the shift from a “thing-oriented” society to a “person-oriented” society.
The Justice Dictionary by The Emancipator provides essential terms and concepts that help contextualize current societal issues and offers insights for envisioning a better future.
Checkout @queeringthemap – It’s a community generated counter-mapping platform for digitally archiving LGBTQ2IA+ experience in relation to physical space.
Kwanzaa is an African American and pan-African seven-day cultural festival that is celebrated every December 26 to January 1. The purpose of Kwanzaa is to celebrate African American heritage, family and community. Each of the following seven 2½…
In this keynote address for the 2022 Conference of the Association of Art Museum Curators, Gretchen Jennings, our co-founder, shares about The Empathetic Museum philosophy and work confronting histories of colonialism, racism, and privilege and for the practice…
The Empathetic Museum is a little confused by all the recognition going towards AAM’s bold statement of diversity when they didn’t acknowledge (by name) all of the individual’s working towards this for years. NY times article touting AAM’s…
Hello all, As election season is approaching, we’d like to offer a guided meditation from our very own Janeen Bryant via Zoom to hold [ an empathetic ] space for anyone feeling beat down by the political polarization…
This thread (1-3) from @msquaredstump Facebook account reveals that AAM is charging extra to post to ‘diversity websites’.” It’s ironic that an organization who just released a report on ‘Excellence in DEAI’ is up charging folks to help…
Beginning on July 28, Milwaukee’s Charles Allis Art Museum will host “Ghosts of Segregation: America’s Continuing Struggle,” a traveling photography exhibition that explores the lingering presence of segregation, slavery, and institutional racism hidden in everyday American architecture. Through…
Our institutions do not represent the demographic makeup of our nation in their boards, staffing, collections, and audiences; they remain intransigently white in all but a few cases. Too often we talk about the need for diversity and…
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