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• 02/22/12 - Detroit Free Press, "National African-American history museum to shine light on local museums"

• 02/20/12 - DetroitPerforms.org, "Enjoy an Artful Staycation"

• 02/19/12 - Detroit Free Press, "Metro Detroit mourners celebrate Whitney Houston's life at Wright Museum"
• 02/18/12 - WDIV Channel 4, "Metro Detroiters remember Whitney"
• 02/18/12 - Observer & Eccentric, "He's a jolly good 'Fela'"

• 02/17/12 - Detroit Free Press, "Charles Wright Museum to broadcast Whitney Houston funeral"

• 02/17/12 - The Huffington Post, "'Fela!': Detroit Music Hall Welcomes Musical Celebrating Nigerian Musican and Activist Fela Kuti"

• 02/17/12 - WDIV Channel 4, "Inside Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum"

• 02/17/12 - The Washington Post, "New African American museum inspires celebration, worries among competitors"

• 02/16/12 - The Detroit Jewish News, "Council of American Jewish Museums holds its annual conference amid the diversity of Detroit’s cultural landmarks."

• 02/16/12 - The Huffington Post, "'Monument to Joe Louis': 25 Years Later, Detroit Fist Sculpture Still Incites Controversy"

• 02/16/12 - WXYZ Channel 7, "Detroit History Portrayed on Stage"

• 02/14/12 - Detroit Metro Times, "Fela's last laugh"

• 02/14/12 - Outdoor Industry Association, "New Cycling Route Brings Underground Railroad Alive"

• 02/13/12 - Our Life in the D, "Dr. Ossian Sweet’s story highlighted at The Wright Museum"

• 02/13/12 - Group Tour Magazine, "'Sweet Trials' returns for final performance at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History"

• 02/12/12 - Detroit Free Press, "'Fela!' explores the turbulent life of Nigerian musician and activist"

• 02/11/12 - The Detroit Fly, "'More Than a Collection'..."

• 02/10/12 - WJBK Fox 2 News, "Pretty Brown Girl Brand Created by Metro Detroit Couple"

• 02/10/12 - The Detroit News, "Charles Wright's 'Fela' exhibit studies the man behind Afrobeat sound"

• 02/08/12 - C & G News, "GPT production of ‘The Exonerated’ shares stories of people wrongfully convicted and imprisoned"

• 02/08/12 - Jackson Advocate, "First-Ever National Pretty Brown Girl Day To Be Recognized on February 25th"

• 02/07/12 - The Detroit News, "Calling all curious kids: Several Detroit area museum exhibits amp up the fun factor"

• 02/07/12 - Model D, "City kids: The greenhouse effect"

• 02/04/12 - The Detroit News, "Wright Museum visitors explore black history through workshops, exhibits

• 02/03/12 - Great Lakes Gazette, "The Wright Museum: Black History Month And Beyond

• 02/03/12 - The Huffington Post, "Charles H. Wright Museum Celebrates Black History With A Range Of Exhibits And Programs"

• 02/01/12 - MichiganStories, "Detroit Museum Hosts Great Michigan Read Exhibit"

• 01/31/12 - WDET 101.9 FM, "'Chasing The Spirit': Cool Documentary About Gorovodu in Southern Togo"

• 01/31/12 - Chicago Tribune, "Activities deepen appreciation of black history"

• 01/29/12 - Crain's Detroit Business, "Music Hall hits big time with 'Fela!'"

• 01/27/12 - mLive.com, "Celebrated children's illustrator brings artwork to Flint"

• 01/26/12 - The Detroit News, "Deadline nears for weight loss challenge"

• 01/16/12 - Detroit Free Press, "Charles H. Wright Museum honors MLK Day with celebration of song, dance, hope"

• 01/16/12 - WDET 101.9 FM, "Wright Museum Expects Large Crowd On MLK Holiday"

• 01/15/12 - The Huffington Post, "Great American Artists: 'Roots, Branches and Seeds' Opens At Charles H. Wright Museum"

• 01/12/12 - The Huffington Post, "With 'Dr. Sweet's Tinderbox' Wright Museum Tackles Legacy Of Segregation"

• 01/03/12 - Detroit Legal News, "Giovan to portray Judge Murphy in civil rights drama"
• 01/01/12 - Detroit Free Press, "Take it from us: You can lose weight, too"
• 12/26/11 - Observer & Eccentric, "Heidelberg is 25"

• 12/23/11 - The Huffington Post, "Kwanzaa Detroit 2011: Events Celebrate Holiday's 7 Values"
• 12/09/11 - The Detroit News, "Detroit's art venues aim for comeback"
• 12/08/11 - Detroit Free Press, "Special exhibits make local museums an inviting holiday destination"

• 12/08/11 - Detroit Free Press, "Noel Night in Midtown Detroit"

• 11/17/11 - The Huffington Post, "The Transformative Power of African-American Artists"

• 11/06/11 - The Wall Street Journal, "US history museums struggle to update exhibits"
• 11/02/11 - The Detroit News, "Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble at Detroit School of Arts"
• 10/13/11 - WDET 101.9 FM, "Rhapsody in Boop Panel Discussion"
• 10/13/11 - The Detroit News, "Animals unite state senators"

• 10/12/11 - WJBK-Fox 2 TV, "Rhapsody in Boop Comes to Detroit"

• 10/03/11 - The South End, "Doc. film portrays Liberia's struggles"

• 09/26/11 - Downtown Birmingham Bloomfield, "Social Lights"

• 09/15/11 - US News & World Report, "Best Things to Do in Detroit"

• 09/15/11 - After5Detroit.com, "Dance Theatre of Harlem: the Gala"

• 09/14/11 - TellUsDetroit.com, "A Night of Arts, Culture & Harlem Dance"

• 09/14/11 - The Detroit News, "Black-tie evening boosts Charles H. Wright Museum"

• 09/12/11 - BLAC, "Out & About: Dance Theatre of Harlem Gala"

• 09/09/11 - Hour Detroit, "The 40 Years of Firsts Gala"

• 09/09/11 - WCHB 1200 AM, "TONIGHT: Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts Gala"

• 09/08/11 - Detroit Free Press, "Wright Museum events showcase Dance Theatre of Harlem and its legacy"

• 09/06/11 - WDET 101.9 FM, "Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts Arrives at The Charles H. Wright Museum"

• 09/06/11 - WJBK Fox 2 News, "Celebrate the Dance Theatre of Harlem"

• 08/24/11 - Metro Times, "Remembering Gil Scott-Heron... and a jazz chart success"

• 08/18/11 - The Detroit News, "African World Festival rolls out three days of music, food and culture"

• 08/12/11 - BLAC, "Fashion Competition Glams Up the African World Festival"

• 08/11/11 - The Detroit News, "Wright opens doors for free music, crafts"

• 08/09/11 - TellUsDetroit.com, "Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts Arrives at The Wright Museum"

• 08/02/11 - dbusiness.com, "Dance Theatre of Harlem: 40 Years of Firsts Arrives at The Wright Museum"

• 08/01/11 - The Detroit News, "25 years later, 'outsider art' vision still fuels fame, furor on Heidelberg Street"

• 07/28/11 - KnightArts.org, "A crash course in dance for a non-dancer"

• 07/23/11 - The Detroit News, "African identity spotlighted at museum"

• 07/19/11 - BLAC, "The Transformative Power of African-American Artists"

• 07/14/11 - The Detroit News, "Diverse sounds unite at Concert of Colors"

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• 06/26/11 - The City Paper, "Key update looms for long-awaited Museum of African American Music, Art and Culture"

• 06/22/11 - WDET 101.9 FM, "Museum Honors WDET's Ed Love"

• 06/22/11 - The Oakland Press, "Four Oakland students win The Ford Freedom Award"

• 06/21/11 - Knight Arts, "In celebration of Black Music Month: Icons Among Us""

• 06/09/11 - All About Jazz, "Icons Among Us Visits Detroit, Wednesday June 15 at Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History"

• 06/01/11 - The Detroit News, "450 partiers toast Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History"
• 05/29/11 - Detroit Free Press, "What workout? Dance yourself fit"

• 05/21/11 - Elev8.com, "8 Museums In The U.S. To Visit With Your Family"

• 05/19/11 - The Detroit News, "'Heidelberg 25' exhibit shows artist's transformation'

• 05/13/11 - Legal News, "Champions of Justice: Motley, Keith honored at Ford Freedom dinner"

• 05/11/11 - msnbc.com, "13th Annual Ford Freedom Awards Celebrates "Champions of Justice"

• 05/08/11 - The Detroit News, "Detroit's Concert of Colors to open at Charles H. Wright Museum this summer"

• 05/07/11 - Milwaukee Wisconsin Journal Sentinel, "Detroit is more than a downsized auto industry"

• 03/27/11 - Crain's Detroit Business, "Wright Museum broadens its programming"

• 03/22/11 - The Detroit News, "Black Marriage Day celebrated"

• 02/11/11 - AOL.com's Black Voices, "Black History 2011: The 6 Best Black Museums To Visit"

• 02/07/11 - AOL.com's Black Voices, "20 Top Black Museums Across the Country"

• 02/03/11 - Detroit Free Press' Yak's Corner, "Day at the Museum" (PDF)

• 01/31/11 - Detroit Public TV, "Discover the 'D'"

• 01/29/11 - Detroit Free Press, "Wright Museum sets sights on women's fitness"

• 01/06/11 - CW50-TV, "New Year, New You!"

• 12/27/10 - Detroit Free Press, "Kwanzaa: Wright Museum offers free events in Detroit"

• 12/16/10 - The Detroit News, "30 years of black art gets a fresh look"

• 12/09/10 - Crain's Detroit Business, "Charles Wright Museum reports excess of $247,800 for fiscal 2010"

• 08/27/10 - PBS Newshour, "'Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing' Exhibit Puts Apollo Theater in Spotlight"

• 08/04/10 - BET.com, Travelistas Webisode 8 / Detroit

• 08/03/10 - The Washington Post, "Excavation of sites such as Timbuctoo, N.J., is helping to rewrite African American history"

• 07/29/10 - The New York Times, "Edna St. Vincent Millay's Home; the Apollo; Irons Galore"

• 07/05/10 - NPR, Tell Me More, "Cultural Contributions to an Independent Nation"

• 06/04/10 - TIME, "Detroit: 10 Things to Do in 24 Hours"

• 02/01/10 - DiversityInc, "Black History: What Does It Mean? Inspiration"

• 01/10/10 - American Black Journal, Episode 4001: "A Call to Serve"


Press Releases


• 06/20/2011 - In The Name of Love Tribute Concert

• 06/07/2011 - 2011 Juneteenth Celebration
• 05/11/2011 - Wine Tasting Returns to The Wright
• 05/09/2011 - Uprising Panel Discussion
• 03/11/2011 - Black Marriage Day Celebration

• 03/08/2011 - Black Women Rock! Returns to The Wright
• 02/23/2011 - 30 Days To Lose It! Weight-Loss Challenge
• 02/10/2011 - Black History Month Poetry Events
• 02/03/2011 - Black History Month Film Series
• 01/26/2011 - Wright Museum Hosts Black History Month
• 01/11/2011 - 30 Days To Lose It! Call for Contestants & American Health Association Partnership
• 01/04/2011 - 25th National Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• 12/08/2010 - The Calling Film Screening & Dialogue
• 12/01/2010 - Define Your Legend Poetry Competition
• 10/15/2010 - Nickelodeon Parents' Pick Award
• 10/12/2010 - Darwin's Legacy Discussion Panel
• 09/20/2010 - Apollo Theater Exhibition Opening
• 08/24/2010 - The Return of 30 Days To Lose It!
• 08/16/2010 - The Art of Frank Kelley, Jr.
• 06/15/2010 - 145th Juneteenth Celebration
• 06/08/2010 - Brown Bomber Jacket Ceremony
• 05/12/2010 - AfroFlow Concert
• 03/19/2010 - Black Women Rock! Release
• 02/11/2010 - Support Our Museum Radiothon
• 02/05/2010 - 30 Days To Lose It!

Resources

• 12/01/2011 - 2011 Annual Report
• Museum Brochure
• Museum Logo
• Media Kit
• 12/02/2010 - 2010 Annual Report
• 12/03/2009 - 2009 Annual Report

Newsletters

• 10/01/2011 - Q4 Member Newsletter
• 07/01/2011 - Q3 Member Newsletter
• 04/01/2011 - Q2 Member Newsletter
• 01/01/2011 - Q1 Member Newsletter
• 10/01/2010 - Q4 Member Newsletter

Financial Statements

• License to Solicit Funds
• 2010 Tax Return
• 2010 Audited Financial Statement
• 2009 Tax Return
• 2009 Audited Financial Statement
• 2008 Audited Financial Statement
• 2008 Tax Return
• 2007 Audited Financial Statement
• 2007 Tax Return

 

 

 

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