African American Hall of Fame Museum Peoria

March is "Women's Hisotry Month". We'd like to hear from you on how African American women in our community influenced you. Which African American women in our community have set positive examples for you? How? We will be sharing your stories on African American Women of Influence throughout the month of March.

"Women’s History Month had its origins as a national celebration in 1981 when Congress passed Pub. L. 97-28 which authorized and requested the President to proclaim the week beginning March 7, 1982 as “Women’s History Week."...Between 1988 and 1994, Congress passed additional resolutions requesting and authorizing the President to proclaim March of each year as Women’s History Month. Since 1995, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama have issued a series of annual proclamations designating the month of March as “Women’s History Month.”" (http://womenshistorymonth.gov/about.html)

About - Women's History Month (Library of Congress) The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in paying tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nat…

AAHFM supports community partners. Secretary, Georgette Orr (l) and Treasurer Shante' Turner (r) are pictured here reviewing overviews of the different types of engineeering disciplines at the National Society of Black Engineers Central Illinois Chapter's "Young Minds for Engineering Luncheon" on February 28, 2015.

It is our esteemed pleasure to honor the 2015 African American Hall of Fame Museum (AAHFM) inductees as part of the 27th Annual Red, Black, and Green Ball to be held on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Dale Avery, Assistant Vice President – Customer Care Center Digital Department at State Farm will deliver the keynote address on “Inclusive Leadership.” This is our premier event for recognizing contributions to African American History and advancement through service and/or leadership. Doors will open at 5:45 p.m. (CST) with a cocktail hour, silent auction, and “50/50” raffle. The formal program and dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m.

For more information email [email protected] or visit www.aahfmpeoria.org. Individual tickets are $50 per person.

Aahfmpeoria Your support of our programs, exhibits and activities enable us to reach our goal of becoming a world-class educational institution for the study and exhibition of African American history and culture.