This edition: More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
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Original tape date: September 24, 2016. First aired: November 23, 2016.Black America, presents an hour-long documentary special on the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. Using Black America's unique interview style, the show's host and former WNBC TV Anchor and Correspondent Carol Jenkins, also speaks to several key players who were instrumental in taking the museum from conception to reality. Taped: September 24, 2016.
Guest List
Lonnie Bunch Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
A'Lelia Bundles Journalist
Ken Chenault Chief Executive Officer, American Express
Johnnetta B. Cole Director, National Museum of African Art
Ava DuVernay Film Director, ARRAY
Savion Glover Choreographer
Samuel L. Jackson Actor
Barbara Lee Congresswoman, House of Representatives
John Lewis Congressman Rep., (D-GA) , House of Representatives
Pastor Donnie McClurkin Reverend/Singer
Gen. Colin Powell Former Secretary of State
William Pretzer Curator of History, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Deborah Santana Filmmaker & Author
Dr. Alvia Wardlaw Art Historian & Curator, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Mabel Wilson Professor, Columbia University
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