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SEKYAAMCC recipient of the In These Mountains: Infrastructure Grant

2024 "In These Mountains Grant" awarded

SEKYAAMCC entrusted with the maintenance and upkeep of this historic icon, The Liberty School Memorial Wall

Donations Accepted

Presented to Victor Gainer at the community observance program hosted by Consolidated Baptist Church

2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Spirit Award

Presented to Shade Lindon Combs at the community observance program hosted by Consolidated Baptist Church

2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. Young Leader Spirit Award

SEKY AAMCC holds community celebration in honor of MLK Jr. Day

SEKY AAMCC Community Celebration

Darryl Parker selected to serve as the ‘student voice’ of Kentucky college students

Congratulations to our board member, Darryl Parker!

Meet Gwen Christon — an Isom, Kentucky grocery store owner who is helping to rebuild her community after it was devastated by flooding.

Gwen Christon featured on Good Morning America

A Southerly Community Reporting Fellow, Ghaffar shares this powerful article she wrote with our readers!

Aminah Ghaffar

“From the Cradle to the Resurrection” Quilt along with poem composed by Sandra Kay Jones is currently on display at Appalachian Quilt and Craft.

“From the Cradle to the Resurrection”

The Harlan Renaissance: Stories of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns

Dr. William Turner wins Weatherford Award

Hazard-Herald "SEKY AAMCC works on quilting project to explore traditions, cultures"

Article by Katie Kelley

Shakina Jones, Jamie Jones, & Sandra Jones

2022 Summer Internship Program

York: Explorer, A Living History Performance by Hasan Davis

TUESDAY, MAY 3rd @ 7 PM

Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center

Seeking Public Input

The 2022 Martin Luther King, Jr.

SPIRIT AWARD Recipient Announced

Christiana Lindon & Shakina Jones

2021 Summer Internship Program

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