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Cochise College is excited to bring the Black History 101 Mobile Museum an award-winning collection of original artifacts to Cochise County. All are welcome to view the mobile museum. The exhibition is free and open to the public.  

 

Monday, April 20 

10 a.m. – 3 p.m.  

Douglas Campus, 4190 W. Highway 80, Douglas, AZ 85607, Student Union

 

Tuesday, April 21 

10 a.m. – 3 p.m. 

Sierra Vista Campus, 901 N. Colombo Ave. Sierra Vista, AZ 85635, Student Union 

 

Founded by Dr. Khalid El-Hakim, the Black History 101 Mobile Museum brings a broad spectrum of cultural and historical materials. In addition, there will be material from the trans-Atlantic slave trade, Jim Crow, Civil Rights Movement and Black Arts & Culture Movements on display. 

 

Dr. Khalid el-Hakim is the founder and curator of the Black History 101 Mobile Museum. Black History 101 Mobile Museum visited 41 states at over 1000 institutions as a premiere traveling exhibit. Dr. El-Hakim has received national and international attention for his innovative work exhibiting Black history outside traditional museum spaces.

 

He received the Freedom Scholar Award from the Association for the Study of African American Life and Culture. Among other honors, he was named one of the Change Makers for NBC Universal’s Erase the Hate campaign and was one of the 100 Men of Distinction in Black Enterprise Magazine. Dr. El-Hakim taught middle school social studies in Detroit for 15 years and founded the Michigan Hip Hop Archive at the Lewis Walker Center at the Western Michigan University campus. 

 

For more information, visit www.blackhistorymobilemuseum.com