Johnnetta Cole
Bio:
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole was appointed the Director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art (NMAfA) in March, 2009. Founded as a small museum on Capitol Hill in 1964, NMAfA became a part of the Smithsonian Institution in 1979, and in 1987 it moved to its current location on the National Mall. The museum’s collection of over 12,000 objects represents nearly every area of the continent of Africa and contains a variety of media and art forms. The National Museum of African Art also has an extensive education program. Since the mid-1980’s, Dr. Cole has worked with a number of Smithsonian programs. She currently serves on the Scholarly Advisory Board for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, the construction of which will be completed on the National Mall by 2016.
WMC Live
February 16, 2013 | Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet |
Gender-based violence,
Politics,
Race/Ethnicity,
Robin Morgan
WMC Live #26: Johnnetta Cole, Barbara Smith, Bonnie Thornton Dill, Salamishah Tillet. (Original Airdate 2/16/2013)
Robin celebrates Black History Month with Bonnie Thornton Dill on race, gender, and class; Salamishah Tillet on violence against women and girls; Barbara Smith on black feminism and gun violence; and Johnnetta Cole on the glory of African-American women.
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