If your schedule permits, please join us in celebrating the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC).

Three members of our local Smithsonian-Cleveland Partnership team, Georgio Sabino III, Charesha Barrett, and Regennia N. Williams, will travel to Washington, D.C., to participate in several “Reunion Weekend” events scheduled for September 25-27, 2026, as well as the Community Curation Partners Gathering on September 28 and 29, 2026.

To learn more about the anniversary celebration and explore opportunities to participate, please visit the NMAAHC 10th Anniversary website:NMAAHC 10th Anniversary Celebration.

Thank you, and have a wonderful day!

Regennia

Regennia N. Williams, PhD

Associate Curator of African American Community Partnerships, Programs, and Traveling Exhibitions 

and

Distinguished Scholar of African American History and Culture
Cleveland History Center
of the Western Reserve Historical Society

WRHS Arts and Humanities Alive (AHA!), Program Director

WRHS A. Grace Lee Mims Arts & Culture Oral History Project, Director

Smithsonian-Cleveland Partnership, Director

Oral History Association, Life Member

Cleveland Landmarks Commission, Member 

Case Western Reserve University Neighborhood Advisory Council, Member

Fulbright Association, NE Ohio Chapter, President (2021-2025); Secretary (2026 – Present)

Fulbright Scholar (Nigeria, 2010)

Fulbright Specialist (South Africa, 2019)

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