authors speak: the impact of race on american society

At the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, we are always uncovering stories that challenge the boundaries of what we think we know—stories buried in the soil of South Florida, tucked into family photo albums, or nearly lost to time. One such story came to life recently...

Join us for a rich discussion and viewing of a powerful short film about the hardships of homelessness and the challenges Richard endured growing up.

Join us for a rich discussion and viewing of a powerful short film about the hardships of homelessness and the challenges Richard endured growing up.

If you heard an original melody, could you write its lyrics? If you heard only the opening paragraph of a story, could you tell the rest of it? If you read an anonymous poem, could you create a visual piece of artwork that interprets its meaning? If you only saw a...

Join us for a rich discussion and viewing of a powerful short film about the hardships of homelessness and the challenges Richard endured growing up.

Twenty years of providing art, culture and history culminated in an evening of laughter, music and nostalgia at the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum

Join us for a rich discussion and viewing of a powerful short film about the hardships of homelessness and the challenges Richard endured growing up.

Parents and their children delve into musical genre’s impact as part of the Black History Study Palm Beach County Program What does “hip-hop” have to do with Black history? As Brian Knowles explained it, “hip hop” IS Black history. It is a lyrical collaboration of...

At the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, our youth are everything. Exposing them to their culture, history, art and legacy is a large part of our mission.

How does one make a slave? On a Saturday morning, seven middle-school students sat in the historic cottage of a Black midwife, situated next to the historic home of a civil rights leader, and pondered that fairly difficult question. This was the first of many...