Events at the AME & GAR

06/14/2026

Just so you can be assuaged of your feeling that we at Just Cuz' & Dixie Go Gospel! wouldn’t practice; here’s your proof!

See you in July!

05/31/2026

https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/moments/remembering-tulsa-memory-and-legacy

Dozens of black-owned businesses were rebuilt in Greenwood within a year of the riot, and hundreds more followed over the next three decades.

05/24/2026

🇺🇸HISTORIC FORT RANDALL🇺🇸

While you’re in Pickstown for Uncovering Historic Pickstown, don’t forget to swing by the historic site of Fort Randall for a walking tour

The site for the fort was selected in 1856 by General William S. Harney. The fort served as a strategic site on the river to defend two lines of transportation; it operated for 36 years. It was named for Colonel Daniel Randall, a career Army officer who also served as Deputy Paymaster General of the Army

Famous visitors to Fort Randall included “Buffalo Bill” Cody, mountain man Jim Bridger , and Gen. Phil Sheridan. Hunkpapa leader Sitting Bull was also held prisoner at the Fort.

After serving as an important base in the Indian Wars, Fort Randall closed in 1892.

05/22/2026

Specialist Moses Brave Heart of the South Dakota Army National Guard received a religious accommodation from the U.S. Army. The Oglala Sioux soldier can now grow his hair long and wear traditional Sioux head decorations including an eagle feather for official Army portraits. He follows the Army female grooming standards for length and style. Brave Heart began growing his hair out after the approval came through in 2023.

This step means a lot for Native soldiers who want to serve while staying connected to their culture. Brave Heart shows quiet strength by standing up for his identity in the military. His story highlights growing respect for Indigenous traditions and opens the door for others to seek similar accommodations. Many in Native communities see it as progress toward true inclusion.

This victory celebrates the beauty of honoring who you are while defending your country.

05/07/2026

Just heard about the passing of Jim Wilson yesterday and we are devastated. Jim was a big friend to the Events at the AME and was a an early/often supporter of our cultural and musical events. Our thoughts and prayers are with his loved ones.

05/05/2026

📅 This Date in American Indian History

Sitting Bull Leads His People into Canada

On this day in 1877, Sitting Bull left his traditional homeland in Montana and led his people north across the border into Canada.

There, his band remained in what they called the “Grandmother’s Country”—named in reference to Queen Victoria—for the next four years.

This moment reflects both the resilience of the Lakota people and the difficult choices faced in preserving their way of life.

04/30/2026

WE HAVE A SCRIPT!!

We’re taking it up a level and we have a script! Come down to the AME Allen Chapel for Just Cuz' & Dixie sing Spring! and support the Yankton Contact Center!

Coffee! Cookies! And a delightful afternoon of singing and comedy-ish antics!!

04/27/2026

On April 27, 1877, nearly a year after the Battle of Little Big Horn, Chief Red Cloud talks Crazy Horse in to giving up the fight.

Spotted Tail (Crazy Horse's uncle) failed in an earlier attempt to get him to surrender, so General George Crook sent Red Cloud to talk to Crazy Horse. Crook promises a reservation for him and his followers in the Powder River area.

While sitting on a blanket with Red Cloud, Crazy Horse removed ...his shirt and gave it to Red Cloud as a symbol of surrender. He Dog and Little Big Man walked with Crazy Horse to the Red Cloud Agency near Fort Robinson in northwestern Nebraska.

Photo credit: Triumph of Crazy Horse, Jim Yellowhawk
Aktá Lakota Museum Collection

04/16/2026

Jackie Robinson’s pioneering legacy still resonates throughout the world today.

On the 79th anniversary of his Brooklyn Dodgers debut, we celebrate a Hall of Fame hero whose character and courage inspired generations of athletes to play ball.

02/21/2026

61 years ago today, at 3:15 pm Eastern, the Civil Rights Movement lost one of its brightest hopes through an assassination at the Audubon Ballroom. At 39 years of age, Malcolm X had so much more to offer us, but we will never know what might have come of that fire; that intelligence; that eloquence...we'll never know.