A look inside new 'Inspiring Minds' exhibit
Local 4's Andrew Humphrey has a behind-the-scene look at one of metro Detroit's most exciting exhibits.
UPDATE IN LESS THAN TEN MINUTES. BACK TO YOU, RHONDA. Rhonda: ANDREW HAS A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT AN EXHIBIT AT THE CHARLES H. WRIGHT MUSEUM OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY. Andrew: IT HIGHLIGHTS AFRICAN-AMERICAN INNOVATORS, TO INSPIRE NEW ONES FOR THE FUTURE. INSPIRING MINDS IS NEW AND PERMANENT WITH ONE SIMPLE GOAL. WHEN A CHILD COMES IN WITH A SCHOOL GROUP, WHAT I WOULD HOPE THEY GET OUT OF IT IS JUST THAT EXCITEMENT ABOUT SCIENCE. Andrew: IT BUILDS OFF OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGY KIDS CARRY WITH THEM. BECAUSE OF iPADS AND iPHONES AND TELEVISION AND ALL OF THE TECHNOLOGY THEY CAN SEE AROUND THEM, I THINK THAT SCIENCE GRABS KIDS A LOT. Andrew: AND IT IS WORKING. TOUCH SCREENS HELP STUDENTS EXPLORE HISTORIC AND RECENT AFRICAN-AMERICAN SCIENCE AND MATH GENIUSES. I CAN LEARN STUFF ABOUT PEOPLE THAT I DIDN'T KNOW. Andrew: PLUS, INTERACTIVE PLAY ROOMS. I LIKE THE SECTION WITH THE ELECTRICITY WHERE YOU CAN TOUCH IT. Andrew: AIR AND SPACE, TIMES OF CAR, AND EVERYDAY LIFE EXHIBITS. AND STUDENTS HAVE TAKEN TO IT LIKE FISH TO WATER. CHILDREN WHO ARE ALREADY INTO SCIENCE, JUST GO FOR IT! Andrew: AND MANY NEW DISCOVERIES CAN TRANSLATE TO A BRIGHTER DETROIT. IT HELPS YOU LOOK UP THINGS LIKE ABOUT SCIENTISTS AND SHOWS YOU HOW TO MAKE THINGS BETTER. Andrew: SO IF YOU OR YOUR FAMILY GO TO THE WRIGHT MUSEUM, YOU MAY DISCOVER THE NEXT SCIENTIST OR ENGINEER IS IN YOUR OWN FAMILY OR CLASSROOM. Rhonda: AND I HAVE TO MENTION THE RENAISSANCE CHAPTER OF THE LINKS, I'M A MEMBER OF THIS ORGANIZATION AND WE RAISED OVER $100,000 FOR THE EXHIBIT. IT WAS THE VISION OF YVONNE ROGERS, TO HAVE AN EXHIBIT THAT ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHTS BLACK INVENTOR. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO HER! Andrew: AND DURING THE GRAND OPENING, I HOSTED THAT AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME! Rhonda: IT WAS REALLY NICE. IT IS OPEN TUESDAY THROUGH
