OFF WITH ANOTHER LIVE GUEST. YES. SO THE HIGH POINT MUSEUM IS CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH A ONE OF A KIND DISPLAY. IT’S CURRENTLY HOSTING THE EBONY AND JET MAGAZINE SHOWCASE. THE EXHIBIT IS CURATED BY THE TRAVELING THANKFUL HERITAGE MUSEUM. YEAH, JOINING US NOW IS AMBER LEE. SHE IS A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE THANKFUL HERITAGE MUSEUM. GOOD MORNING AMBER. THANKS FOR BEING WITH US. GOOD MORNING. HOW’S EVERYONE TODAY? WE’RE FINE. YEAH. WE’RE GREAT. YOU GLAD IT’S NOT MONDAY? THANKS FOR HAVING US ON. ABSOLUTELY. CAN YOU START AMBER BY TELLING US MORE ABOUT THE MUSEUM AND ITS HISTORY? ABSOLUTELY. SO THE COLLECTO IS LEE HOWELL. UM, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO STEP IN FOR HIM TODAY. UM, HE STARTED COLLECTING AS A CHILD AND AND HE’S NOW GROWN INTO THIS WONDERFUL MUSEUM. AND WE’RE EXCITED TO SHARE WITH THE TEAM OR SHARE WITH EVERYBODY THE TRIAD. WELL, HOW ARE YOU ABLE TO SOURCE SO MANY COPIES, OR SHOULD I SAY, HOW WAS HE ABLE TO DO ALL OF THAT? YOU KNOW, FOR THIS LARGE OF A COLLECTION? BOONE. SO WE’RE SHOWCASING OVER A THOUSAND, UH, MAGAZINES. THIS ON THIS PARTICULAR DISPLAY, THE COLLECTION GREW FROM THE 1960S WHEN AS A CHILD, HE SAW, UM, EBONY AND JETS AND HE, HE STARTED COLLECTING THEM. AND THEN WHEN EBAY HIT, HE SAID, THIS IS MY CHANCE TO BE A PART OF AMERICAN HISTORY. AND CAPTURE THIS BLACK HISTORY THAT IS RICH FOR US. UM, IT’S LED US TO. OH, SORRY. CONTINUE LED US TO BE A 500 AND 1C3. AND HE’S TRAVELED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE PAST 30 YEARS. AND. UM, NOW WE’RE LOOKING FOR A PERMANENT HOME FOR OUR MUSEUM. THAT’S WHAT I WAS JUST ACTUALLY ABOUT TO ASK ABOUT THE TRAVELING MUSEUM SIDE OF THIS. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE LOCATIONS? HOW HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THAT SO FAR FOR THIS SHOWCASE? AND WHAT WHAT MADE HIGH POINT A GOOD OPTION? ABSOLUTELY. UM, HIGH POINT HAS BEEN VERY WELCOMING TO US OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS. UH, LOCATIONS ARE SPECIFICALLY SELECTED BASED ON, UH, PARTNERSHIP OF ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE LOOKING TO EDUCATE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, AND WE’RE LOOKING FOR THEM TO HAVE ENOUGH SPACE TO HOUSE OUR DIFFERENT EXHIBITS THAT WE’VE SHOWN. UM, WE GO TO SCHOOLS, WE’VE BEEN TO BUSINESSES, CHURCHES AND COMMUNITY CENTERS. AND, UH, FOR THIS PARTICULAR COMMUNITY, UH, THIS PARTICULAR PORTION OF OUR EXHIBIT, THE HIGH POINT MUSEUM, WAS A GREAT DECISION BECAUSE THEY MET ALL OF THOSE NEEDS. AND WE’VE ENJOYED WORKING WITH THEM WITH PREVIOUS COLLECTIONS. OH, THAT’S GREAT, AMBER, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT COLLECTION. CAN YOU TALK SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ITS IMPORTANCE AND HOW THIS DISPLAY CAN BRIDGE GENERATIONS? YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. UM, WE FOUND THAT THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE YOUTH TO SEE MANY OF THE THINGS THAT THEY’VE HEARD ABOUT FROM THEIR PARENTS, THEIR GRANDPARENTS, AND EVEN TEACHERS. UM, THEY DON’T MAKE PRINT MATERIAL LIKE THIS ANYMORE. UH. UM, AND IT’S A CHANCE FOR SENIORS TO TAKE A NICE TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE AND SEE SOME FAMILIAR FACES. UH, DIFFERENT ARTISTS THAT HAVE TRANSITIONED ON AND HAVE BEEN IN PUBLICATION OVER THE TIME. UM, UH, LET’S SEE. AND WHAT WE’RE FINDING IS THE FEEDBACK IS PHENOMENAL. PEOPLE ARE LIKE, OH, I REMEMBER THAT, OR THIS IS FAMILIAR. AND I REMEMBER THIS ONE WAS AT MY GRANDMOTHER’S HOUSE. SO IT’S REALLY NICE TO SEE EVERYBODY ENJOYING WHAT WE’VE AMASSED. I’M SURE. AMBER, WE ONLY HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT WITH YOU, BUT WE HEAR THE MUSEUM’S MOTTO IS A TIME TO TEACH. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW WHAT THAT PERSONALLY MEANS TO YOU. SO WHAT I FIND IS THERE WAS THIS IS WHEN THE CURRENT DAY AFRICAN AMERICANS SHIFTED FROM THE TERMS -- INTO BLACK. AND YOU CAN SEE THE PRIDE ON THESE PAGES. THIS IS FOR ALL TO ENJOY. AND, UM, WE’RE REALLY EXCITED TO SHARE WITH EVERYBODY. IT’S A TIME TO TEACH AND SHARE AND ENTERTAIN. AS WELL. THANK YOU SO MUCH, AMBER, FOR YOUR TIME THIS MORNING. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE YOU AND FOR EVERYONE AT HOME. HERE’S THE INFORMATION ON YOUR SCREEN. YOU CAN SEE THE EBONY AND JET MAGAZINE SHOWCASE AT THE HIGH POINT MUSEUM THROUGH THROUGH MARCH 2ND. IT IS CURRENTLY ON DISPLAY THERE. TO LEARN MORE BEFORE YOU VISIT.