Museum of Science and Industry

African American Outreach Task Force

The African American Outreach Task Force was formed to discover new opportunities and directions for the Museum's ongoing commitment to engage and enrich the lives of Chicagoland African - American communities.  Ideas generated by this task force African American Outreach Task Force centered on community programming, guest engagement and the Museum's annual Black Creativity program.  As part of its work, the committee also formed a Black Creativity Advisory Committee. The Museum thanks the following committee members for volunteering their time and talents to this project.

Co-Chairs

Linda Crane Boyd
The John Marshall Law School

Risa R. Davis
Citibank N.A.

Committee Members

Carol L. Adams, Ph.D.
Illinois Department of Human Services

Robert D. Blackwell, Sr.
Blackwell Consulting Services, Inc.

Barbara L. Bowles
Museum of Science and Industry Trustee

Lonnie G. Bunch
National Museum of African American History

Joslyn DiPasalegne
Tamalar Consulting

Lauranita T. Dugas
Black Creativity Gala Committee

Murrell J. Higgins Duster
Northeastern Illinois University

Barbara Eason-Watkins, Ph.D.
Chicago Public Schools

James H. Foster
Foster Green Morgan LLC

Aaron Freeman
Community Activist/Entertainer

Linda Greenberg-Hanessian, Ph.D.
Linda Greenberg, PhD & Associates

Hermene Hartman
N'DIGO Magapaper

Lawrence I. Hollins
The Hollins Group Inc.

Peggy Montes
Bronzeville Children's Museum

Michelle R. Obama
The University of Chicago Hospitals

Desirée G. Rogers
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas

Shari E. Runner
Black Creativity Gala Committee

Lucille Russell
Black Creativity Gala Committee

Cedric D. Thurman
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc.

James H. Wooten, Jr.
Illinois Tool Works, Inc.