ROOTS (Relatives Of Old Timers)
46th Annual Picnic Celebration
Sunday, September 2, 2018 10am-6pm at Jimi Hendrix Park
2400 S. Massachusetts Street Seattle, WA 98144 ~ Free Event
Adjacent to the Northwest African American Museum in Seattle’s Central Area there is all day entertainment, activities, community awards, drawings and museum entry. Bring a picnic lunch and join the Labor Day weekend fun with friends and family. Community org’s present to share info.
BHS Quarterly Members & Friends Meeting
Saturday, October 13, 2018 12:00pm-2:00pm
Location: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute/Grand Hall *
Come out to hear about BHS as 1 of 7 organizations selected to participate in a new mentoring program with the National Museum of African American History and Culture…and more!
Our guest is Sharon Nyree Williams, Executive Director at the CD Forum for Arts & Ideas. Ms. Williams will share information about her organization as an anchor tenant at Langston and their amazing creative visual arts programming.
Members will vote to approve amendments to the Constitution/Bylaws.
Looking forward to seeing all members and friends.
*The Grand Hall is easily accessible on the lower level of the building, southwest door.
Exhibit & Reception: African American Pioneer Women of the Northwest
A project funded by King County 4Culture ~ curated by Pamela Phillips, MA, MS.
*photos courtesy of the Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Inc.
CALL for ARTWORK
Living the Dream, Dreaming the Life: Edwin Pratt in the 21st Century
In partnership with the Black Heritage Society of Washington, the City of Shoreline Public Art Program seeks emerging and established artists in the region with an interest in responding to the legacy and ideas of Edwin Pratt (1930 – 1969), Seattle civil rights pioneer.
Two primary modes of submitting work:
- Submit existing work that reflects his legacy or related themes; or
- Submit new work that responds directly to the source material. *Artists can access select images from the BHS-Pratt Legacy Collection at the link provided below.
The exhibition will be installed in City Hall Shoreline and the opening will coincide with the 50th anniversary of Pratt’s death.
Deadline for consideration: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. For more information, download the Full Call [PDF]
Pop-Up Exhibit Day and Artifacts Share
Up Close: The War to End All Wars
Cost: Free to MOHAI members or Included with museum admission
Art Show Opening and Reception
Living the Dream, Dreaming the Life: Edwin Pratt in the 21st Century
Date & Time: Saturday, January 26, 2019 6:30pm-8:30pm
Location: Shoreline City Hall 17500 Midvale Ave N. Shoreline, WA 98133
The exhibition commemorates the legacy of civil rights activist and Executive Director at the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle, Edwin T. Pratt, who was assassinated at his Shoreline home on January 26, 1969. Artists present their interpretation to the exhibit theme and are inspired by select images from the recently donated Pratt Legacy Collection that was a gift to the Black Heritage Society of Washington State by Miriam Pratt with support from long time family friend, Jean Soliz. The process to digitize the entire Collection is funded by King County 4Culture and photographed by Ken Winnick.
CANCELLED – Stay Tuned to a new date in March.
Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Inc.
Quarterly Members and Friends Meeting
Honoring Edwin T. Pratt (1930-1969)
Date & Time: Saturday, February 16, 2019 2:00pm-4:00pm FREE PUBLIC EVENT
Location: Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute – Grand Hall
Members and friends are welcome to attend the February Quarterly Meeting and Black History Month Program. The event opens with an agenda of short business and Presidents Message before proceeding to a program that will pay tribute to civil rights activist, Edwin T. Pratt to commemorate his legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death. A presentation of selected items from the recently donated Pratt Family Legacy Collection will be highlighted. The Collection was a gift to BHS from Miriam Pratt with support from long time family friend, Jean Soliz.
~Fashion Design Expo Fundraiser~
The Frances B. North Legacy Initiative honors Mrs. North’s unforgettable life, work service and sense of style. She was an incredible African American woman who made a significant impact on civil rights, desegregation, education and fashion design in the city of Seattle. The goal is to honor her with a public monument, a historical archive of her experiences, and an ongoing annual scholarship for a minority student pursuing fashion design and higher education.
Frances B. North Legacy Initiative is an official affiliate of Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle.
Excluded, Inside the Lines
Exhibition Opens Friday, March 8, 2019- February 23, 2020
Uncover the history of redlining and its impacts through individual stories. Beginning with the exclusion of Native people from Seattle, follow the ongoing confluence of interconnected financial, environmental, physical factors that have plagued people of color and the instrumental history of response through resistance, innovation, solidarity and creativity that has shaped Seattle.
BHS collections support the exhibition.
Black Heritage Society of Washington State, Inc.
Quarterly Members & Friends Meeting
~A Tribute to Edwin T. Pratt with Special Guest, Miriam Pratt~
Join BHS for a lively first quarter meeting with members and friends. The Society is the recent recipient of the Pratt Legacy Collection that was gifted by Miriam Pratt with support from family friend, Jean Soliz. Ms. Pratt and Ms. Soliz will be present as the Society pays tribute to Edwin T. Pratt with a selection of images from the digitized collection.