Lit by Legacy: Keeping Our Stories Aglow

To advertise the Pirate’s Den, later called the Harlem Club, a truck carried band members and banners through downtown Spokane. Photographer W. Richards snapped this 1931 image in front of the Masonic Temple on Riverside Avenue. Club owner E.J. Brown stands at right; musician Buck Pierce Campbell sits on the truck bed, 3rd from right. (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
To advertise the Pirate’s Den, later called the Harlem Club, a truck carried band members and banners through downtown Spokane. Photographer W. Richards snapped this 1931 image in front of the Masonic Temple on Riverside Avenue. Club owner E.J. Brown stands at right; musician Buck Pierce Campbell sits on the truck bed, 3rd from right. (Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture)
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Join us for the second-annual Our Stories event on June 27 at the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture where we honor the rich, layered history of Black Spokane while cultivating deeper connection in our present-day community. From storytelling and cultural reflection to celebration and fellowship, Our Stories is more than an event – it’s a living tribute to our legacy and our future.

Save the date – and stay tuned.