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Galveston, Texas
- NBC News: Meet the artist behind the Blank Slate Monument honoring African Americans
- The Post Newspaper: What Say Ye Upon the Blank Slate?
- Galveston County – The Daily News: Statue honoring African Americans stops in Galveston
Houston, Texas
- Rice University Center for African American Studies – Blank Slate Monument Story Map: blankslatemonument.rice.edu
- The Rice Thresher – Rice University Student Newspaper: Rice’s newest statue founds a ‘Blank Slate’ for Conversation
- Rice University: ‘Blank Slate Monument’ paying homage to African American history, struggle for racial injustice to make TX debut on Rice campus 3/3
Selma, Alabama
Louisville, Kentucky
- ABC (WHAS11): Blank Slate Sculpture unveiled at the Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
- Association of African American Museums: BLANK SLATE MONUMENT: HOPE FOR A NEW AMERICA
- CBS (WLKY): Monument dedicated to Black history, racial justice fight unveiled in Louisville
- Courier-Journal: ‘A Blank Slate.’ How this artwork is challenging Louisville’s commitment to racial justice
- Courier-Journal: ‘Blank Slate: Hope for a New America’ sculpture unveiled in Louisville
- Courier-Journal: “Blank Slate Monument” by artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo makes first stop in Louisville
- Fox (WDRB): Touring sculpture created to promote racial healing makes stop in Louisville
- GoToLouisville: Celebrating Louisville’s Black History & Heritage in June
- GoToLouisville: So Many Reasons to Celebrate this June in Louisville
- Louisville Downtown Partnership: A BLANK SLATE at the Kentucky African American Heritage Center
- Louisville Metro TV: Access Louisville: Blank Slate Monument
- MSN: ‘A Blank Slate.’ How this artwork is challenging Louisville’s commitment to racial justice
- PR Newswire: New ‘Interactive’ Monument to Tour Across U.S. as Tribute to African American History and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
- Newsbreak: Sculpture Paying Tribute to African-American Experience Is Unveiled in Louisville
- NPR (WFPL): Interactive Racial Justice Monument, ‘Blank Slate,’ On View In Louisville
- The Ritz Herald: The Blank Slate: Hope For A New America – New ‘interactive’ Monument To Tour Across U.S. As Tribute To African American History
- Yahoo Finance: New ‘Interactive’ Monument to Tour Across U.S. as Tribute to African American History and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
- WFMZ-TV: New ‘Interactive’ Monument to Tour Across U.S. as Tribute to African American History and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice
Princeton, Indiana
- ABC (WHET): Blank Slate Monument tour makes its way to Princeton
- Daily Advent: Blank Slate Monument tour makes its way to Princeton
- NBC (14News): Community leaders unveil ‘Blank Slate Monument’ at Lyles Station
- Princeton Daily Clarion: Traveling monument unveiled at Lyles Station Friday
- Visit Gibson County: Traveling “Blank Slate” Monument will be at Lyles Station
Detroit, Michigan
Chicago, Illinois
- ABC Chicago: Chicago Juneteenth events: City joins nation in celebrating new holiday; DuSable Museum reopens
- ABC Chicago: DuSable Museum reopening joins Chicago celebration of Juneteenth 2021
- CBS Chicago: DuSable Museum Reopens On Juneteenth, Unveils New Touring ‘Blank Slate Monument’ Sculpture
- Chicago Crusader: New interactive, Black history monument unveiling and Youth Summit in Chicago on June 19 blank slate: hope for a new America tour of U.S. cities
- Citizen Weekly: Kwame Akoto Bamfo, Ghana Artist
- Citizen Weekly: Ghanaian artist unveils sculpture at DuSable Museum
- Hyde Park Herald: DuSable Museum celebrates Juneteenth with grand reopening ceremony
- MSN: DuSable Museum Reopens On Juneteenth, Unveils New Touring ‘Blank Slate Monument’ Sculpture
- Time Out: “Blank Slate: Hope for a New America”
- WGN9: DuSable Museum reopens, welcoming crowds for Juneteenth
- Windy City Events: DuSable Museum Reopens On Juneteenth, Unveils New Touring ‘Blank Slate Monument’ Sculpture
- Yahoo News: DuSable Museum Reopens On Juneteenth, Unveils New Touring ‘Blank Slate Monument’ Sculpture
New York, New York
- Al Jazeera English (Website): The Blank Slate Monument: A statue with an ever-changing message
- Al Jazeera English (Facebook): The Blank Slate Monument: A statue with an ever-changing message
- Al Jazeera English (Youtube): The Blank Slate Monument: A statue with an ever-changing message | Newsfeed
- AM NY: Expressionist Black history statue pops-up in Times Square amid Chauvin sentencing
- Amsterdam News: Traveling Black history monument makes stop in NYC
- Black Enterprise: SCULPTOR OFFERS ARTISTIC CLAPBACK TO CONFEDERATE MONUMENTS WITH CHILLING SCULPTURE ABOUT BLACK LIFE
- Black Star News: “Blank Slate” Monument To Be Unveiled In New York Friday
- Global Diaspora News: “Blank Slate” Monument To Be Unveiled in New York Friday
- Ivy Prosper: Blank Slate Monument is in Times Square New York -June 25- ONE DAY ONLY | #SHORTS
- NBC News: This traveling sculpture challenges the story Confederate statues tell
Washington, D.C.
- Afro News: Interactive mobile installation highlights Black resilience, offers
- Creative Room 4 Talk: Sculpture continues the conversation on Confederate monuments, tours the country
- We Act Radio: BlankSlateMonument.com DC Stop on their National Tour
- WDVM / DCW50: Sculpture continues conversation on confederate monuments, tours nation
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Blank Slate Tour
GALVESTON, TX
April 5th – July 5th, 2023 ––– Rosenberg Library
HOUSTON, TX
March 4, 2023 – April 4, 2023 ––– Rice University
SELMA, AL
Nov. 21st, 2022 ––– Foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge
Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– ArtsRevive Cultural Center
MONTGOMERY, AL
Sept. 8th – Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– Mothers of Gynecology
June 18th, 2022 ––– Juneteenth at Rosa Parks Museum
April 12th – July 5th, 2022 ––– The Civil Rights Memorial Center, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
ATLANTA, GA
Aug. 27 – Sept. 4th, 2021 ––– Martin Luther King Center
Charlotte, NC
July 1, 2021 ––– The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture
Washington, DC
June 29, 2021 ––– We Act Radio
Harlem, NY
June 26, 2021 ––– African Chop House
New York, NY
June 25, 2021 ––– Times Square
Brooklyn, NY
June 24, 2021 ––– Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
June 20 – 22, 2021 ––– August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
June 17 – 20, 2021 ––– Dusable Museum
Detroit, MI
June 15 – 16, 2021 ––– Motown Museum
Princeton, IN
June 11 – 12, 2021 ––– Lyles Station Historic Museum
Blank Slate Virtual Town Hall
June 3, 2021 ––– Blank Slate Youtube
Louisville, KY
June 1 – 7, 2021 ––– Kentucky African American Heritage Center
June 8 – 9, 2021 ––– Injustice Square Park
Press
Interactive Black History Monument to be Placed on Edmund Pettus Bridge to Honor the Historical Integrity of Voting Rights Movement
At 3:00 p.m. today, the Blank Slate: Hope For a New America exhibit will be placed at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge. The monument, a Wi-Fi enabled interactive work of art made collaboratively by renowned Ghanian sculptor Kwame Akoto-Bamfo and artist Brendan Burke, has been touring since 2021 as a bold counterpoint and challenge to the more than 2,000 Confederate symbols still on display in public spaces across the United States.
Blank Slate Tour
GALVESTON, TX
April 5th – July 5th, 2023 ––– Rosenberg Library
HOUSTON, TX
March 4, 2023 – April 4, 2023 ––– Rice University
SELMA, AL
Nov. 21st, 2022 ––– Foot of Edmund Pettus Bridge
Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– ArtsRevive Cultural Center
MONTGOMERY, AL
Sept. 8th – Oct. 16th, 2022 ––– Mothers of Gynecology
June 18th, 2022 ––– Juneteenth at Rosa Parks Museum
April 12th – July 5th, 2022 ––– The Civil Rights Memorial Center, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center
ATLANTA, GA
Aug. 27 – Sept. 4th, 2021 ––– Martin Luther King Center
Charlotte, NC
July 1, 2021 ––– The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African American Arts & Culture
Washington, DC
June 29, 2021 ––– We Act Radio
Harlem, NY
June 26, 2021 ––– African Chop House
New York, NY
June 25, 2021 ––– Times Square
Brooklyn, NY
June 24, 2021 ––– Brooklyn Children’s Museum
Pittsburgh, PA
June 20 – 22, 2021 ––– August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Chicago, IL
June 17 – 20, 2021 ––– Dusable Museum
Detroit, MI
June 15 – 16, 2021 ––– Motown Museum
Princeton, IN
June 11 – 12, 2021 ––– Lyles Station Historic Museum
Blank Slate Virtual Town Hall
June 3, 2021 ––– Blank Slate Youtube
Louisville, KY
June 1 – 7, 2021 ––– Kentucky African American Heritage Center
June 8 – 9, 2021 ––– Injustice Square Park