The Commission shall: initiate, direct, and coordinate projects that further the understanding of African American history and culture; receive and administer any available federal, State, or private money to plan and execute projects or educational activities that further the understanding of African American history and culture; operate the Banneker–Douglass–Tubman Museum in Annapolis to house and display photographs, objects, oral history tapes, artifacts, and other materials of African American historic and cultural significance; locate, preserve, and disseminate to the public information about significant buildings and sites relating to African American history and culture; and publish an annual report and any other material that the Commission considers necessary. The Commission may provide operational funding to a museum that specializes in African American history and culture.