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(African American) Museum lays off all of its employees
Philadelphia Inquirer ^
| May 5, 2004
| Anthony S. Twyman and Patricia Horn
Posted on 05/05/2004 5:07:59 AM PDT by 2banana
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"This was the first African American museum to be supported by a city when it was established in the 1970s," she said. "But it is extremely difficult to raise the type of funding to run these museums - particularly now, when people are not giving as much - and African American museums have a more difficult time raising funds than mainline institutions."
Three Questions:
1. Does the city support Italian American or Irish American Museums. Why not?
2. Why don't African Americans support "their own" museum?
3. Considering that there are "white" born africans that are now Americans that are not represented by this museum, why not change the name of the museum to what it really is...
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:07:59 AM PDT
by
2banana
To: 2banana
2. Why don't African Americans support "their own" museum?Why should they support "their own" when they can get the saps taxpayers to do it for them?
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:11:19 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
To: 2banana
Call Bubba...The white, black man.
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:11:27 AM PDT
by
Sacajaweau
(God Bless Our Troops!!)
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:25:38 AM PDT
by
mhking
(When I can't walk, God carries me and my FRiends & family support me.)
To: 2banana
Harrison said the "cash-flow" problem amounts to about a $30,000 shortfall - two weeks' worth of payroll - which he hopes to rectify soon. It is not indicative of the museum's management or its overall fiscal stability, he said. All things being equal (HA!)with 15 full-time and 4 part-time, this means each employee would be making close to 46K/year! Now somehow, I don't see these museum workers making that much. I wonder how much of that "payroll" is for Mr. Harrison?
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:31:03 AM PDT
by
Siouxz
To: Siouxz
Harrison said the "cash-flow" problem amounts to about a $30,000 shortfall - two weeks' worth of payroll....
Foundations and museums are the only industries these cities have left.
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:49:25 AM PDT
by
tsomer
To: 2banana
>> Harrison said he had worked "diligently" to find ways to make up the shortfall but could not come up with the cash.
The reason Harrison has to beg is that the museum cannot support itself with admission fees and concessions. It is simply one more socialist failure. The free market is the answer -- if they have a good museum.
There is not a word here about the obvious question whether the museum is worth visiting. And if it isn't good enough to attract visitors, why don't they just shut it down? Funneling more tax dollars into a loser is pure waste.
Harrison should be looking for one-time grants to make the museum attractive, interesting and instructional. He should have specific plans for the improvements and a specific story how the renovation would increase admission.
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:51:00 AM PDT
by
T'wit
("To educate a man in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society" - Theodore Roosevelt)
To: mhking
In Detroit, our African/American museum is in trouble. It is a beautiful place near the Detroit Art Institute and the Science Center.
MI is talking about building an African/American museum in Lansing to the tune of 47 mil. Lansing has no where near the number of African/Americans that Detroit has.
Go figure!
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posted on
05/05/2004 5:51:49 AM PDT
by
netmilsmom
(For Tali Hatuel, her son & daughters Tehila, 11; Hadar, 9; Roni, 7; and Meirav, 2 - Kill Arafat)
To: netmilsmom
Here in Cincinnati, we have been "educated" as to the importance of our new multi-million dollar "Underground Railroad Museum." It's great, it's new, (it will keep racial hatred alive for ANOTHER generation.) We have heard these **glowing** projections as to the **millions** of dollars it is going to bring to the local economy.
Well, you know what? Just this year we had to have a tax levy to keep the Museum Center alive. The Museum Center has a children's museum, a natural history museum, and a Cincinnati history museum in it, and features a water play area, a giant tree house, and dozens of incredible hands on exhibits for kids and adults alike.
Now, if something that cool and universally interesting can't pull it's own weight on the west side of town, please explain to me how the "National Guilt Museum", occupying expensive prime real estate down on the Riverfront is going to pull money into our local economy, after All The Regular Suspects have done their level best to make America think that we are all racist, redneck hatemongers?
Mark my words, two years from now the very same people who insisted we need this (excuse me) white elephant that is going to be so popular will be blaming me for keeping people away from it, and coming around with their hands out extorting me by threatening to call me a racist if I don't give them a big wad of cash. (And the cops will still be being blamed for shooting back at the people who try to kill them. Maybe if we just voted the money to give tasers to everybody who wants to hold up a White Castle...)
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posted on
05/05/2004 6:15:19 AM PDT
by
50sDad
( ST3d - Star Trek Tri-D Chess! http://my.oh.voyager.net/~abartmes)
To: Siouxz
I'm sure he's not working for slave wages!
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posted on
05/05/2004 6:18:40 AM PDT
by
olde north church
(No animals were abused in the typing of this tagline.)
One line here relly caught my eye
Many of the foundations pushed back the date when they usually donate money because of the national economic slump
Isn't the economy in good shape?
Oops, I forgot, the economy can't possible be good while there's a Republican in the White House. Just like there are no homeless people when the Democrats rule.
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posted on
05/05/2004 7:00:04 AM PDT
by
KosmicKitty
(Why is the mother's life more valuable than the baby's!!)
To: 2banana
Well, I certainly hope only white people were laid off. What'd they do, outsource the jobs to Nigeria? < /sarcasm>
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posted on
05/05/2004 1:57:48 PM PDT
by
manic4organic
(An organic conservative)
To: tsomer
Well, we all have NPR.
To: Siouxz
I wonder how much of that "payroll" is for Mr. Harrison? My first thought and math equation. You know darn well it is six figs with little left over.
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posted on
05/05/2004 2:46:18 PM PDT
by
doodad
To: T'wit
I know nothing about this museum but I also do not know of any museum that is fully supported by admission revenues. Could you name a few for me?
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posted on
05/05/2004 2:51:02 PM PDT
by
wtc911
(Europe without God plus islam = Eurabia)
To: wtc911
Gee, I haven't a clue but why shouldn't they be self-supporting. I am sick of being robbed for what the wealthy and minority think is important. Whomever wants it--should pay for it and not rely on any TAX DOLLARS.
To: gathersnomoss
"Well, we all have NPR."
Oh Lord, don't get me started on that.
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posted on
05/05/2004 3:31:45 PM PDT
by
tsomer
To: 2banana
Charleston South Carolina is considering opening one ( if it's not in work already ).
I think these museum's biggest problem is dilution. A few large museums nationwide could probably be supported, but it seems like every city is now being extorted into to having one. There are only so many interesting exhibits to go around, and that goes for all museums.
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posted on
05/05/2004 3:33:09 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
To: 2banana
My favorite,
"It is not indicative of the museum's management or its overall fiscal stability, he said."Still, mind if we have an outside audit?
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posted on
05/05/2004 3:55:50 PM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: 2banana
Why do we need "African-American" museums? We already honor the Blacks who contributed to America - like Luther, Douglas, Burbank, Parks and forgive me for forgetting the name of the WWII AF group.
If we're missing testimonials for other great Americans who happen to be Black, let's add them to the American museums.
I don't have any problem with people who want to start a museum devoted to art or relics of any specific group. If someone wants a museum for, say, the Chinese who helped build the Intercontinental railroad, let them do it. But not with public funds.
Public funds are for our shared history, not for purposes of dividing us.
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