Black Writers Museum

Black Writers Museum Bringing Black history + culture to life in historic Germantown! Follow us for more about the museum, archives, and exhibitions.

Black Writers Museum founder and executive director Supreme Dow had the honor of being interviewed by nbc10 reporter Kat...
02/26/2026

Black Writers Museum founder and executive director Supreme Dow had the honor of being interviewed by nbc10 reporter Katy Zachry as part of a feature story on NBC 10 news at 11a.m. on Friday, 2/27. Zachry was enthusiastic and engaged with the exhibits and an in-depth discussion about the importance and impact of Black Literature and telling our own stories. TUNE IN!

Join us for our “End of the Year Open House” celebration this Saturday, 12/20, 1–4pm, at the Black Writers Museum, in th...
12/18/2025

Join us for our “End of the Year Open House” celebration this Saturday, 12/20, 1–4pm, at the Black Writers Museum, in the middle of beautiful Vernon Park, 5800 Germantown Avenue. 267.297.3078. “Writers are the Narrators of History.”

(“Langston Hughes” portrait by Keisha Whatley)

The wonderful women of toured the BWM and talked education, history, arts and culture. Another beautiful Germantown to...
10/14/2025

The wonderful women of toured the BWM and talked education, history, arts and culture. Another beautiful Germantown tour curated by the dynamic Chrissy Watts, founder of .

Unfortunately, the PPJF has been cancelled for 2025. Please stay tuned for the festival to return in 2026, bigger and be...
08/15/2025

Unfortunately, the PPJF has been cancelled for 2025.

Please stay tuned for the festival to return in 2026, bigger and better than ever.

Rain didn’t stop this great group with . Thanks to Chrissy Watts and her crew for walking in the rain and visiting the B...
07/19/2025

Rain didn’t stop this great group with . Thanks to Chrissy Watts and her crew for walking in the rain and visiting the BWM. Her mural tours provide context and culture to murals across the city. A beautiful rainy day in Vernon Park at the Black Writers Museum.
‘Writers are the Narrators of History”
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“History is best qualified to reward our research!” “WE A BAddDDD PEOPLE,” indeed! Written by Sonia Sanchez, 1970. Do t...
07/11/2025

“History is best qualified to reward our research!” “WE A BAddDDD PEOPLE,” indeed! Written by Sonia Sanchez, 1970. Do the research while visiting the Black Writers Museum.

Celebrating the pioneer… Sly Stone“Stand! They will try to make you crawl, And they know that what you’re saying makes ...
06/09/2025

Celebrating the pioneer… Sly Stone

“Stand! They will try to make you crawl,
And they know that what you’re saying makes sense at all.
Stand! Don’t you know that you are free?
Well, at least in your mind, if you want to be.”

Happy Birthdate to “The Overwhelmer,” as the great Gwendolyn Brooks referred to Langston Hughes. Stop by the Black Write...
02/01/2025

Happy Birthdate to “The Overwhelmer,” as the great Gwendolyn Brooks referred to Langston Hughes. Stop by the Black Writers Museum to view rare, signed and authentic collections of Langston Hughes and other Black Literary giants. This signed copy was gifted by, and part of the Ellen Rogovin collection at the BWM.

“Think Black” by Don L. Lee, aka Haki Madhubuti . What does Think Black mean to you? Culture, History, Literature, Art, ...
02/01/2025

“Think Black” by Don L. Lee, aka Haki Madhubuti . What does Think Black mean to you? Culture, History, Literature, Art, People, Love, Unity……. Think Black, please.

As we mourn the transition of our poet, we celebrate the life, light, and contributions of a literary giant. “…the tears...
12/10/2024

As we mourn the transition of our poet, we celebrate the life, light, and contributions of a literary giant. “…the tears from my birth pains created the Nile. I am a beautiful woman.” - Nikki Giovanni

We’ve been hearing that there is no jazz festival in Germantown. We beg to differ. Remember “Stanley Clarke in Vernon Pa...
11/18/2024

We’ve been hearing that there is no jazz festival in Germantown. We beg to differ. Remember “Stanley Clarke in Vernon Park?” Lenny White, Pieces of a Dream, and the incomparable Fred Wesley are just a few who have headlined the PEOPLE’S POETRY AND JAZZ FESTIVAL. Get ready for the PPJF 2025 with more live jazz, r-n-b, poetry, a robust African marketplace and great people! Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. “Ain’t nothin’ like poetry and jazz in the park, in the summertime!”

Celebrating the giant, Ralph Ellison, the author of the ground-breaking work, “Invisible Man.” March 1, 1914 - April 16...
03/02/2024

Celebrating the giant, Ralph Ellison, the author of the ground-breaking work, “Invisible Man.” March 1, 1914 - April 16, 1994. Long live Ralph Ellison and long live Black Literature!

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