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African American Museum of Iowa Debuts “Suspended: Systemic Oppression in Our Schools”

Melissa Porter by Melissa Porter
September 21, 2022
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CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (September 20, 2022) — The African American Museum of Iowa (AAMI) is unveiling a new exhibit, Suspended: Systemic Oppression in Our Schools, on Friday, October 14. This original exhibit examines the role public schools play in funneling students into the prison system. Elements of the criminal justice system have entered public schools around the country, resulting in zero-tolerance policies and student policing that disproportionately affect children of color. Suspended aims to help visitors learn more and explore ways to dismantle systems that feed the school to prison pipeline.

Unlike the AAMI’s previous exhibits, Suspended: Systemic Oppression in Our Schools, will be installed off-site, at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. The AAMI building (55 12th Ave) will close to the public on Sunday, September 25, in order to facilitate a planned $5 million renovation project. This project will include relocating the building entrance in order to accommodate the City of Cedar Rapids’ flood wall, as well as making upgrades to other aspects of the structure including plumbing and HVAC. During the closure of the building, the AAMI will continue to engage the public in Iowa’s black history.

In addition to opening Suspended off-site, several high-quality traveling versions of the exhibit will also be available for reservation. Currently, plans are in place for these exhibits to travel to Des Moines Public Library, St Ambrose University, and Waterloo Public Library, and other communities around the state. Additional traveling exhibits and educational programs on a variety of topics are also available for groups statewide.

Suspended: Systemic Oppression in Our Schools opens to the public on Friday, October 14, in the Third Floor Gallery of the Cedar Rapids Public Library (450 Fifth Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401). Admission is free and the exhibit can be viewed during library hours (www.crlibrary.org). Learn more about the exhibit, the renovation plans or AAMI’s campaign, Voices Inspiring Progress, at www.blackiowa.org.

About AAMI: The African American Museum of Iowa is a statewide museum dedicated to preserving, exhibiting, and teaching Iowa’s African American history. As Iowa’s leading educational resource on the topic, we educate more than 30,000 people each year through in-person and virtual museum tours, traveling exhibits, research services, youth and adult education programs, and community and fundraising events.

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