A Fitting Tribute to Dr. Clement Price

We encourage you to celebrate the life of one of New Jersey's most inspirational advocates at the 35th Anniversary of the Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series: Curating Black America, on Saturday February 21, 9:30am - 7:00pm. African American history is American history, located at the center of the making of the American Republic. Next year's Marion Thompson Wright Lecture Series entitled Curating Black America, will use the imminent grand opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture(NMAAHC) in Washington, D.C., to invite a wide-ranging discussion of the ways we remember the black experience and present it to a diverse global audience, especially as the newest resident of the National Mall readies to spotlight such issues for the world.  The 35th annual MTW conference will be presented at the Paul Robeson Campus Center at Rutgers University-Newark, in memory of Institute director, Dr. Clement Price, who co-founded the series in 1981 with the late Giles R. Wright. The conference will culminate in two special events beginning at 4 p.m. at the Newark Museum, 49 Washington Street. MTW attendees are invited to a reception in the Museum’s Englehard Court which will feature live musical entertainment by The Bradford Hayes Trio. Then, the Institute will mount a special tribute to Dr. Price’s life and work beginning at 5 p.m. in the Museum’s Billy Johnson auditorium.  Invited speakers will participate in a moderated discussion about his work and contributions in the fields of public history, African American history, and the public humanities. To learn more about this FREE program, click here.