Community collaboration enriches a new view of Black life in Alaska SPONSORED: Museum curators partnered with community members and private collectors to explore the lived experience of Black Alaskans. Author: Anchorage Museum Presented by the Anchorage Museum I don’t want to pass down the hardships of being Black to my kids, I want to pass down the good, the stuff that they can be proud of and the accomplishments and a strong culture and history. That’s legit Black joy to me. -- Jasmin Smith, Anchorage entrepreneur, teacher, consultant, community activist and mother Museum exhibitions are often planned years in advance. There is research to be done, collaboration and conversations to be had, loans to arrange, exhibition design and fabrication to take place, and events to organize.