By Erick Johnson
Kim Dulaney, a former employee of the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center who was fired after filing whistleblower complaints, was recently honored for her contributions to African culture.
Dulaney received the Bolozi Wazee Shule Watoto Award, presented by the Council of Elders, during a Kwanzaa celebration on December 27 at Malcolm X College.
The award reinforced the day’s Kwanzaa principle of Kujichagulia, the Swahili word for self-determination.
The DuSable terminated Dulaney in October, citing organizational restructuring. Dulaney, however, has said she was fired for speaking out against what she described as poor business practices at the museum.
While serving as the museum’s vice president for education and programs, Dulaney filed whistleblower complaints with the Chicago Park District, Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office, and the Illinois Attorney General’s office. In December, she filed a lawsuit alleging the museum retaliated against her after she raised concerns about the alleged misuse of funds.
Kwanzaa is over, but this year there were no African dancers, thumping drumbeats, or Kinaras at the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center.
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