Northwest African American Museum
At the heart of the African American experience in the Northwest is the story of our journey to this region, the establishment of our vibrant community, and the ways in which we have survived. To tell this ever-unfolding story, the Museum’s exhibits and programs feature the visual arts, music, crafts, literature and history of African Americans in the Northwest. Cognizant of the black community’s continuous evolution, NAAM focuses on African Americans whose route to the new world was through slavery as well as recent immigrants arriving from places such as Somalia, Sudan and Ethiopia.www.naamnw.org
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Oct 13, 2026
James DonaldsonHOST
Okay.
James DonaldsonHOST
So, Brandon Bird, you are the CEO, all right, and the president of the Northwest African American Museum.
James DonaldsonHOST
Great to meet you finally.
James DonaldsonHOST
We've been corresponding indirectly and directly, but great to meet you finally.
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Carver GaytonGUEST
Well, that's a good question.
Carver GaytonGUEST
I think with regard to NAMM initially, at least my thrust in terms of what direction the museum is going to go.
Carver GaytonGUEST
I think the essence from my point of view is in the name of the museum, Northwest African American Museum.
Carver GaytonGUEST
And so that was, as we initiated the effort and there's been a lot of people involved, it's really been a community effort to get that together.
James DonaldsonHOST
We have been having some excellent, excellent shows, and I want to say especially last week.
James DonaldsonHOST
If you missed last week with three other luminaries, uh, and myself on a panel discussion at the Northwest African American Museum last Saturday afternoon.
James DonaldsonHOST
Uh, uh, Carver Gatin, a very distinguished gentleman around town for, wow, 85, 86 years or so, and have done a lot of great things.
James DonaldsonHOST
Uh, Emil Petry, uh, University of Washington, uh, Office of Minority Affairs, Black Student Union, uh, he started all of those things up, and he was on the panel as well.
Leslye PenelopeHOST
And I was going out there anyway because my literary agency had a retreat and I got to see my family.
Leslye PenelopeHOST
He's out there and do an event at the Northwest African American Museum.
Leslye PenelopeHOST
which is my first catered event.
Leslye PenelopeHOST
There was food there.