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Best Buy Children’s Foundation To Sponsor Race Exhibit
 The Best Buy Children's Foundation will sponsor "RACE: Are We So Different?", a three-year project created by the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota, and funded by the Ford Foundation and the National Science Foundation.
The mission of the RACE exhibit is to inform the national dialogue on race by encouraging people to explore the science, history and everyday impact of this provocative subject on our society.
“We are proud to be the national sponsor of the RACE exhibit,” said Brad Anderson, vice chairman and CEO for Best Buy. “At Best Buy, we respect and value the individuality of our employees and customers. Our ability to grow depends on our ability to leverage the diverse strengths, perspectives and experiences of all of our stakeholders. We are pleased to support diversity efforts in our communities by providing them with opportunities to experience the RACE exhibit.”
RACE is the first nationally traveling exhibition to tell the stories of race from the biological, cultural and historical points of view. It premiered in January 2007 at the Science Museum of Minnesota and, with the support of Best Buy’s sponsorship, will visit an additional 12 museums across the country through 2010.
“This exhibit offers its visitors a powerful experience,” said Robert Garfinkle, program director of special projects for the Science Museum of Minnesota. “We hope its content will challenge people in communities across the country to increase the quantity – and the quality – of their conversations about race and racism and the experiences they’ve had in their lives.”
In addition to the exhibit, the initiative includes a website, educational materials and conferences designed to share research and information with the public.
RACE debuted in January at the Science Museum of Minnesota. The exhibit will also be in Detroit; Wichita, Kan.; Jersey City, N.J.; Mashantucket, Conn.; Cleveland; Cincinnati; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; St. Louis; Washington, D.C.; Kalamazoo, Mich.; and Boston.
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