RANCHO CORDOVA, CA (MPG) - Thrift stores receive donations every day and some items probably should not go out on the shelves. Antiques to modern day items depict stereotypes of African Americans, Hispanics, Native American Indians just to name a few. Items are posters, old salt and pepper shakers, record albums, food boxes, trinkets, and other collectables. The Exhibit Sorting Out Race started with a goal of getting these items off the shelves and hands of buyers to “Sort them Out” of the resale environment and stop perpetuating these types of stereotype and racist objects.

The MACC has brought this amazing exhibit from the Kauffman Museum at Bethel College to Rancho Cordova. The exhibit will run from January 18-February 24, 2024. Admission is free. Visitors can take light rail directly to the MACC or drive and enjoy plenty of free parking. Check out the website for all the activities during this show, such as concerts, talks, workshops and much more.

Guests will enter the “Community Thrift Store” as if they are entering a small-town brick and mortar storefront. Viewers will see objects. Kiosks with information, quotes, antique items, and interactive learning will educate about our not-so-distant past here in America. Guests will also have an opportunity to design a new flag, come up with a new mascot and tell their stories of being stereotyped on our sharing wall.

Dr. Addie Ellis will talk about her new book Black Butterflies regarding Isms and lived experiences of a race-centric nation, and the call to action.