Day Two: Nunu

On Sunday morning, while I initiated thought we would all gather in our infamous white van, we rather caught the bus around downtown to what would be a memorable day. This memorable day was filled with laughter, dog chasing, grandpa running in shorts, the saint Patrick day parade, and a magician who could balance a bowling bowl, a knife, and a fired stick on his two hands. It was a beautiful day to parade the city and learn about the history of blacks and artistry in Baltimore. Need I mention, Ann Marie tricked the whole group into thinking that the circulator in downtown would arrive at our bus stop in 16 minutes? Our adventure started when we had to chase the bus while I tried my best to keep my hair out of my mouth. We caught the bus and passed several places we are yet to visit, but it was an eye opening bus ride around the city. As we got off the bus, pictures were taken, “woahs” were heard, because we have arrived at our destination. We finally walked to the Reginald Lewis Museum, but it wasn't open until 12:00pm. Instead of waiting around for 15 minutes for the museum to open, we all decided to utilize our time efficiently. “Hmm can we all take pictures?” Iyanu asked. In case you didn't know, every time we wanted to take a picture, Iyanu does three things. She smiles uncontrollably, fixes and shakes her hair, and finally smiles for the picture. 

The pictures taken were absolutely memorable mainly because it was an absolute struggle to take a selfie with all faces in it. Finally, we resorted to Andrew’s height to help take the ultimate selfie. The group selfie was fire. At the commencement of our tour of the museum, the entire group sat in a room and watched a movie on the influence of black people on art, labor, and the influential life of Reginald Lewis. Everyone separated after watching to movie to explore various parts of the museum. The museum was filled with rich stories of  blacks in America from slavery, labor, World War 2, Arts, Movies, and segregation of schools. 

Although most of the group hasn't been to the museum, it was an absolute honor to enlighten ourselves on the works of past African American and their impact on the lives of many others.