HAPPY EARTH MONTH!
Here are a few tips on growing your garden! 😉
BUT in case you need more practical tips, this Saturday we’re having an event called Grow Your Garden: Living Sustainably In Your “Backyard.”
Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
Doors open: 12:30pm
Program starts: 1:00PM – 5:00PM (EST)
Location: Wright Community Room (Lower Level)
PRESENTATIONS:
1PM – Gardening 101 – for urban dwellers and more
2PM – Backyard Gardening
3PM – Community Gardens
4PM – Vacant Lot / Plot Farming – learn to be a land steward
PROGRAM:
Garden Swap – Bring your non GMO- Seeds, plants, gardening tools, and books
Garden Craft Corner – Recycled arts & crafts station
Info Tables – Local orgs on composting, chickens, native plants, pollinators, food sovereinty, and more.
Community Partners – include - Keep Growing Detroit, Greening of Detroit, City of Detroit, Blacks to the Land, and more
Also, stay tuned for our Bloom Collection designed by Shelton! And if you like the coffee mug Yolanda was drinking from, check the link in our bio.
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Quick! We have one more week left for voting! Please click the link in our bio and VOTE VOTE VOTE!
Thank you so much for the love and support! We couldn’t have done this without you.
#webby #webbyawards #thewrightmuseum
From Pride Rock to Detroit, MI. The cast from @thelionking musical visited us and a time was had!
Make sure you visit The Wright Museum. And don’t forget to grab your tickets to The Lion King musical at the Detroit Opera House before it closes this Sunday!
To our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, nieces, sisters, daughters…. We love you! Happy Woman’s History Month.
Share this with a woman who needs to hear this.
#thewrightmuseum #womanshistorymonth #blackwoman
HAPPY 313 DAY, DETROIT!
#In March, we celebrate Women’s History Month and what better way to celebrate than to get tickets to our upcoming Third Thursday experience on March 19th featuring local performers like @angeladavisent and @johdiofficial , enjoy a cash bar (21+), breathe deeply, embrace joy, and be reminded that rest is not a luxury, it’s essential.
We also know March celebrates National Reading Month and our Museum Store invited a special guest reader, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (@gewhitmer ), to spend time with our children here in Detroit. Only problem is …. well, you see… there’s a lot of problems. But one thing you’ve got to know is that we don’t play about educating our children!!
SFX Makeup Credit: @colormeothr
Cartier Glasses Credit: @novarajewelers
#thewrightmuseum #WomensHistoryMonth #NationalReadingMonth #313Day
Help us close out Black History Month by voting us Best of Detroit for Hour Magazine under the Arts and Entertainment category. We have been working hard and serving our community for over 60 years. Now is the time we could use your help. Click the link in our bio to vote right now!
And don’t forget! African World Festival is back and better than ever. If you also take your job too seriously by wrestling fake snakes, AWF is where you’ll fit right in. Mark your calendars for July 10-12th and stay tuned as we announce celebrity headliners, community programs, and so much more!
#thewrightmuseum #blackhistorymonth #africanworldfestival #snakecharmer
The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History honors the life and legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr.
A civil rights legend, a bold leader and a tireless advocate for equality, justice, and freedom, Reverend Jesse Jackson’s work bent the arc of history towards equity. With every march, speech, and protest, he reminded America that inclusion is not charity, but democracy fulfilled.
The Wright was honored to have his presence at our 50th Annual Gala in 2015 where he gave remarks. Our museum carries forward his legacy through memory and action.
#JesseJackson #CivilRights #TheWrightMuseum
Black History Month at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is a celebration of Black culture in motion.
This February, join us as love, faith, music, games, and community come together to honor the past, reflect the present, and shape what’s next.
Love in the Margins
Saturday, February 14 | 1 PM – 4 PM
Still Standing: A Night of Gospel and Grace
Sunday, February 15 | 5 PM – 8 PM
Cards and Culture: Spades at The Wright
Friday, February 13 | 6 PM – 9 PM
Third Thursday: New Jack Swing Back II BLK
Thursday, February 19 | 6 PM – 8 PM
Experience Black history through living culture all month long. Learn more about our full Black History Month programming at thewright.org.
We’d also like to give a special thanks to the @cityofdetroit Media Services Team for the cameo! They were excellent!
Detroits Got Talent?? When your CEO asks for a Black History Month jingle, you give him what you got!
…. Or maybe we should just leave the talent up to folks like Imani Perry, coming to the Wright museum on Feb. 5th and The Just and The Blind on Feb 27th - Feb 28th.
Join us for The Wright Conversations with Imani Perry—MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow, National Book Award winner, and one of today’s most vital voices on Black life, culture, and imagination.
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
Thursday, February 5, 2026
5:30 PM
Signed books available for purchase.
Get tickets at the link in our bio.
#thewrightmuseum #imaniperry #jingle
Honor the life, legacy, and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a full day of reflection, creativity, learning, and community at The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.
Join us for MLK Day at The Wright, featuring family-friendly programs, workshops, storytelling, film, movement, and moments designed to inspire unity, healing, and action. We are honored to welcome Dr. Ilyasah Shabazz and Ambassador Shabazz, who will be with us in the morning for a powerful start to this day of remembrance and dialogue.
This day is free and open to the public, and everyone is welcome.
To register, go to the link in our bio and visit thewright.org for more information.
Thank you to our sponsors Citizens Bank, Target, Bridgewater Interiors, and Getty Images for supporting this important day of community engagement.
This event is made possible with support from Getty through its Johnson Publishing Company Archive initiative.
Book a tour with Jonathan and learn all about African and African American history and culture! Fun for the whole family!
Link in the bio!
You can also visit to learn more about our exhibits and upcoming programs like MLK Day!
#thewrightmuseum #67 #africanamericanhistory #MLKDAY
Looking for a place to celebrate MLK Day? Stop by the Wright Museum! There’s plenty of activities for all ages. Not to mention our Soul of the Dream concert hosted by @detroitphoenix featuring @_larrycallahan_ and @selectedofgod .
More info in the link in our bio!
