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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sharon Reinckens

    • Date: September 4, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Sharon Reinckens, Deputy Director, Smithsonian Anacostia Community Museum, has served as Acting Director, Senior Designer, and Supervisory Visual Information Specialist at the museum, 1980–present. Reinckens also produced award-winning documentaries about African American artists in Washington D.C for the museum. #Groundbreaker

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  3. Flyer with a sketch of a Kwanzaa table, a list of symbols, and a list of the seven principles.

    Celebrating Kwanzaa at the Anacostia Community Museum

    • Date: December 5, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: One of the ways the Anacostia Community Museum has served its community is through celebrations and educational programming about Kwanzaa.

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  5. “The Proper Thing to Do": James Smithson’s Journey to Washington

    • Date: June 27, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: On the 190th anniversary of the death of Smithsonian founding donor James Smithson, we’re taking a look back at his posthumous journey, led by Alexander Graham Bell, to his final resting place in Washington, D.C.

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  7. Rolls of film featuring a celebration of Juneteenth at the Anacostia Community Museum. Scenes include people chatting, a clown in a crowd, and people doing crafts at a table.

    When did the Smithsonian Begin Celebrating Juneteenth?

    • Date: June 9, 2022
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: African American communities have celebrated Juneteenth for more than 150 years. When did the Smithsonian begin hosting programs to commemorate the nation’s second independence day?

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  9. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Jacqueline Hicks Grazette

    • Date: June 24, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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    What’s in a Name? The Anacostia Community Museum

    • Date: June 16, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: On June 16, 2006, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum changed its name for the third time, signaling a renewed focus on local Black history and beyond.

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  13. Link Love: 7/19/2019

    • Date: July 19, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Niani Kilkenny

    • Date: February 17, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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  17. Link Love: 12/28/2018

    • Date: December 28, 2018
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.

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  19. Cover of sheet music for the Transit of Venus.

    Marching Our Way to the Smithsonian

    • Date: November 6, 2018
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Sure, you’ve heard of famed composer John Philip Sousa. But did you know that Sousa composed a march just for the Smithsonian?On November 6, 1854, the “March King” John Philip Sousa was born in Washington, D.C. With roots in Southeast Washington near the Marine Barracks, where his father played trombone in the United States Marine Band, it should have been of no surprise to

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  21. Close-up photograph of Claudine K. Brown.

    Remembering the Work of Claudine K. Brown

    • Date: March 23, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: In a 1991 issue of the Prophet, the Smithsonian African American Association’s newsletter, Claudine Kinard Brown called on staff to support Black museums across the country.

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    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Luvenia A. George

    • Date: February 24, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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