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5th Annual Baltimore Reunion Expo 12-5 pm Saturday, September 9, 2017 Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, Pratt and President streets The Baltimore Reunion Expo is a great place to gather resources, information on hotel packages and tips for planning reunions of any type – all in one place. The 2017 Expo will feature exciting live performances to culinary innovations, hotel and activity packages, a kids zone, tours, and empowering celebrity seminars, this family-friendly event is as fun as it is informative. Check back often for more details on the

KWAME ALEXANDER: POETRY, KIDS, AND THE 5TH AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN’S BOOK FAIR – (COOL) PROGENY, May 2017 How do you get your child into reading? According to New York Times bestselling author, Kwame Alexander, you introduce them to poetry. “The power of poetry is that you can take these emotionally heavy moments in our lives, and you can distil them into these palatable, these digestible words and lines and phrases that allow us to be able to deal and cope with the world,” he said in an interview with NPR’s Rachel Martin. “I think it’s

Sons: Seeing the Modern African American Male Now on view through Spring 2017 Sons are more than a photographic study of the modern African American male. It is also an examination of how African American men are perceived. The exhibition asks visitors to compare their perceptions to reality, journeying through four parts of the gallery. Section one is a brief introduction, followed by “Perceptions,” in which visitors are presented with images of African American men. Visitors are encouraged to form perceptions based on the images of isolated faces that are captioned with names only. The

Make your next family reunion a success by attending the 2016 Baltimore Family Reunion Expo. Get resources, information on hotel packages and tips for planning the perfect family reunion – all in one place. From exciting live performances to culinary innovations, hotel and activity packages, a kids zone, tours, reunion planning tips, checklists, genealogy reveals and empowering celebrity seminars, this family-friendly event is as fun as it is informative. The EXPO is designed for family reunion planners looking to Baltimore as the host city for future reunions. Exhibitors include Baltimore hotels, attractions, caterers. entertainers, tours,