African Americans

Spokane and local area resources

4 Communication and Culture – The Spokane African American Voice http://4comculture.com/

African American Student Center Washington State University Compton Union Building 420 P O Box 647204 Pullman, WA 99164 Phone: 509.335.4315 http://aastudentcenter.wsu.edu/ Donna Arnold-Retention counselor: [email protected] Various African American organizations at WSU: http://aastudentcenter.wsu.edu/organizations/

Africana Education Program (AEP) Eastern Washington University 204 Monroe Hall Cheney, WA 99004 Phone: 509.359.6150 Email: [email protected] http://www.ewu.edu/csbssw/programs/africana-education.xml

The Black Lens news Spokane Newspaper – News from a Different Perspective Spokane’s African American Community News Source Sandra Williams, Editor Phone: 509.795.1964 [email protected] (submit article, opinion piece or for questions about content) [email protected] (for upcoming community events) [email protected] (for news tips) [email protected] (for advertising) http://www.blacklensnews.com/

Black Student Union Eastern Washington University Phone: 509.359.6205 [email protected] /Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ewu.bsu?fref=ts http://www.ewu.edu/csbssw/programs/africana-studies-program/clubs-and-organizations

Black Student Union Gonzaga University, 502 E Boone Unity House –Cultural Education Center Phone: 509.313.5836 [email protected] http://barney.gonzaga.edu/~bsu/Home.html

Black Student Union Spokane Community College Lori Hunt, Advisor Phone: 509.533.7378 [email protected],edu http://www.scc.spokane.edu/Resources/Multicultural.aspx

Black Student Union Spokane Falls Community College Carl Richardson, Advisor Phone: 509.533.3714 [email protected] http://www.spokanefalls.edu/Resources/StudentLife/Clubs/AfricanAmericanAssoc.aspx

Black Student Union North Idaho College Phone: 208.885.1403 SUB Lower Level www.nic.edu

Black Student Union Whitworth University Advisors: Dr. Lawrence Burnley & Stephanie Noble-Beans Phone: 509.777.4796 http://www.whitworth.edu/Students/ASWU/Clubs/ClubList.htm

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Spokane Alumnae Chapter P O Box 3961 Spokane, WA 99202 President: Bernice Buchanan Phone: 509.928.8884 http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/index.html

Humaculture Radio Show Date: Saturday Time: 1:00 pm-2:00 pm Issues related to African Americans and people of color. Hosted by James and Roberta, KYRS 92.3 FM or 88.1 FM. Website: http://www.kyrs.org

Inland Northwest Juneteenth Coalition Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/INWJC http://www.inwjc.org/

The Links Inc. P O Box 4686 Spokane, WA 99202 President: Shirley Hilson Email: [email protected] www.walinks.org

Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center 845 S Sherman St Spokane, WA 99202 Phone: 509.455.8722 Executive Director and Child Youth Services Director: Freda Gandy http://www.mlkspokane.org/index.php

More Than a Map (MTAM) Allows users to locate, experience, and contribute to African American History through an interactive map. Designed to show that this aspect of American History exists all around us, even in months outside of February, the application highlights relevant locations in one’s immediate vicinity and gives users the ability to upload their own. Initial funding provided by ITVS. For I-Phones, I-Pods and I-Pads. Link: http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/more-than-a-month/app.html.

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Spokane, Chapter 1137 25 W Main, Ste 239, Spokane, WA 99201 P O Box 18968, Spokane, WA 99228 President: Rachel Dolezal Phone: 509-443-4884 Email: [email protected] Website: www.spokanenaacp.org Meetings are the third Monday of each month from 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm at 25 W Main Street.

Talmadge Anderson (African/African American) Heritage House Washington State University Pullman, WA 99164-5501 Physical location: 935 B Street (this address is not to be used for mail) Phone: 509.339-6172 http://culturalhouses.wsu.edu/the-houses/talmadge-anderson-heritage-house/

Washington State Commission on African American Affairs Sandy Williams, Eastern WA Area Commissioner Phone: 509.725.5665 http://www.caa.wa.gov/

The Western Journal of Black Studies Washington State University 314 Cleveland Hall, Pullman, WA 99164–2103 Phone: 509 335 8681 Email: [email protected] http://public.wsu.edu/~wjbs/

Churches

Bethel AME Church 645 S. Richard Allen Ct., Spokane, WA 99202 Rev. Lonnie A. Mitchell, Sr. Pastor Phone: 509.534.3007 Website: http://www.bethelamespokane.com/

Black Ministers Alliance Phone: 509.455.0109 Reverend C.W. Andrews

Calvary Baptist 203 E Third Avenue, Spokane, WA 99202 Reverend C.W. Andrews Phone: 509.747.8793 http://www.calvarybaptistchurch-spokane.com/

Full Gospel Missions for All Nations 1912 East 1st Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 Phone: 509.535.5064

Holy Temple Church of God in Christ 806 W. Indiana Ave, Spokane, WA 99205 Phone: 509.624.0522 Website: http://www.holytemplecogicspokane.org.

Jesus is the Answer Apostolic Church 1803 E Desment, Spokane WA 99202 Phone: 509.868.0070 Email: [email protected] | [email protected] Website: http://kfcaministries.com/Pastor%20Shon.html

Morning Star Baptist Church 3909 W Rowan Ave, Spokane, WA 99205 Pastor: Walter Kendricks Phone: 509.534.4878 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/msmbcspokane

Mount Olive Baptist Church 2026 E 4th Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 Phone: 509.534.3397 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mt-Olive-Baptist-Church/1437025999895460

Mt. Zion Holyness Church (Nondenominational) 2627 E 5th Ave, Spokane, WA 99202 Phone: 509.536.1819

New Hope Missionary Baptist 409 S. Greene Street Spokane, WA 99202 Pastor: Percy “Happy” Watkins Phone: 509.535.1336 Email: [email protected] http://www.newhopespokane.com/

Refreshing Springs Church of God in Christ 1206 E Broad Ave. Spokane, WA 99207 Phone: 509.482.7408

Restoration Church / St. Matthews Baptist Church 2815 West Sunset Blvd, Spokane, WA 99220 Pastor: Eugene Singleton Phone: 509.535.6926

Unspeakable Joy Christian Fellowship 13315 West 13th Ave, Airway Heights, WA 99001 P O Box 812, Airway Heights, WA 99001 Phone: 509.244.2722 Website: http://www.ujcfellowship.org/

Word of Faith Christian Center (Nondenominational) 4001 N Cook Ave, Spokane, WA 99207 P O Box 15247, Spokane Valley, WA 99215 Phone: 509.891.5253 Email: [email protected] Website: http://www.wordoffaithspokane.org/

Washington State and National Resources

100 Black Men of American, Inc. 100 Black Men is committed to the intellectual development of youth and the economic empowerment of the African American community based on the following precepts: respect for family, spirituality, justice, and integrity. 141 Auburn Avenue Atlanta, GA 30303 Phone: 404.688.5100 | Fax: 404.522.5652 Email: [email protected] www.100blackmen.org

African Americans Notable Speeches and Letters http://www.infoplease.com/spot/bhmspeeches.html

African American Organizations - Various links to organizations

http://www.aawc.com/aao.html.

African American History On-Line Dr. Quintard Taylor, University of Washington 4616 25th Avenue NE PMB 222 Seattle, Washington 98105 Email: [email protected] http://www.blackpast.org/

African Studies Quarterly: The Online Journal of African Studies Gainesville, FL 32611 Phone: 352.392.3261 http://web.africa.ufl.edu/asq/.

African American Scholarships & Internship Opportunities http://www.littleafrica.com/resources/scholarships.htm

African American Web Connection (AAWC) http://www.aawc.com/.

African American World – pbs.com http://www.pbs.org/wnet/aaworld/

American Memory: Historical Collections for the National Digital Library Developed by the Library of Congress for the study of black history and culture. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/.

Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Established on September 9, 1915 by Dr. Carter G. Woodson 2225 Georgia Avenue, NW Suite 331 Washington, DC 20059 Phone: 202.238.5910 | Fax: 202.986.1506 Email: [email protected] http://www.asalh.org

Black Culture Connection - PBS Email: [email protected] http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/home/

Black History Pages Directory on-line link of the “best black history websites” http://blackhistorypages.com/

Black Music America Preserving and promoting the legacy and contributions of Black musicians. http://blackmusicamerica.com/

Blacks in Higher Education Site for job seekers and employers to post positions E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.blacksinhighered.com

Black Star Project The Black Star Project is committed to improving the quality of life in Black and Latino communities of Chicago and nation- wide by eliminating the racial academic achievement gap by providing educational services that help pre-school through college students succeed academically. 3509 South King Drive Suite 2B Chicago, IL 60653 Phone: 773.285.9600 | Fax: 773.285.9602 Email: [email protected] www.blackstarproject.org

Civil Rights Memorial Center 400 Washington Ave Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334.956.8200 http://www.splcenter.org/crm/crmc.jsp

Concerned Black Men National Organization Provide positive black male role models in many communities by providing mentors and programs that affirmed the care and discipline children and their parents while providing opportunities for academic and career enrichment. 1313 L Street NW Suite 111 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202.783.6119 http://www.cbmnational.org/

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Cypress Hall D - 466 Via Ortega Stanford CA 94305-4146 Phone: 650.723.2092 | Fax: 650.723.2093 http://mlk-kpp01.stanford.edu/

Hip Hop Educational Literacy Program (HELP) Email: [email protected] http://edlyrics.com/

IMDiversity – African American Village http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/african/village_african_american.asp

NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) http://www.naacp.org/content/main

The National Urban League (NUL) 120 Wall Street New York, NY 10005 Phone: 212.558.5300 | Fax: 212.344.5332 http://www.nul.org

Real Dads Network Making connections one dad at a time P.O. Box 125 Peekskill, New York 10566 http://www.realdadsnetwork.com/

Soulful-Gospel-Music-Lyrics.com Civil Rights Lyrics http://www.soulful-gospel-music-lyrics.com/CivilRightsLyrics.html

The Underground Railroad – National Geographic http://www.nationalgeographic.com/railroad/j1.html

Voices of Civil Rights – Library of Congress 101 Independence Ave, SE Washington, DC 20540 http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civilrights/civilrights-home.html

Washington State Commission on African American Affairs 210 11th Ave SW, Room 301A Olympia, WA 98504-0926 Phone: 360.725.5665 / Fax 360.586.9501 http://www.caa.wa.gov/

W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research Harvard University 104 Mount Auburn Street, 3R Cambridge, MA 02138 Phone: 617.495.8508 | Fax: 617.495.8511 Email: [email protected] http://dubois.fas.harvard.edu/

Museums

African American Civil War Memorial and Museum 1925 Vermont Ave, NW Washington, DC 20001 Phone: 202-667-2667 http://www.afroamcivilwar.org/

America’s Black Holocaust Museum http://abhmuseum.org/

Buffalo Solider National Museum 3816 Caroline Houston, TX 77004 Phone: 713.942.8920 Email: [email protected] http://buffalosoldiermuseum.com/

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Detroit, Michigan 315 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48201 Phone: 313.494.5800 [email protected] http://www.maah-detroit.org/

Civil Rights Memorial Center, Montgomery, AL 400 Washington Ave Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: 334.956.8200 http://www.splcenter.org/civil-rights-memorial

DuSable Museum of African American History, Chicago, IL 740 East 56th Place Chicago, Illinois 60637 Phone: 773.947.0600 http://www.dusablemuseum.org/

Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia Phone: 757.727.5000 http://museum.hamptonu.edu/

Idaho Black History Museum, Boise, ID 508 Julia Davis Dr. Boise, ID, 83702 Phone: 208.789.2164 http://www.ibhm.org/

International Civil Rights Center & Museum, Greensboro, NC 134 South Elm Street Greensboro, NC 27401 Phone: 336.274.9199 | Fax 336.274.6244 Email: [email protected] http://www.sitinmovement.org/

Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia (Ferris State University) http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/

Museum of African American History, Boston, MA http://www.afroammuseum.org/

National Civil Rights Museum. Memphis, TN 450 Mulberry Street Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901.521.9699 http://www.civilrightsmuseum.org/

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, Cincinnati, OH 50 East Freedom Way Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone: 513.333.7500 http://www.freedomcenter.org/

Northwest African American Museum 2300 S Massachusetts St. Seattle, WA 98144 Phone: 206.518.6000 http://naamnw.org/

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC http://nmaahc.si.edu/

For corrections/additions, please contact Yvonne C. Montoya Zamora at [email protected]. This information appeared to be correct as of 4/1/2015 - http://policies.wsu.edu