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The National Portrait Gallery's Obama Portraits Will Embark on a Five-City Tour

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Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald's paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama are set to visit Chicago, Brooklyn, L.A., Atlanta and Houston

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000

Her surprising drama about the founding document encourages a wider view of American justice

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000

Braving storms, floods and earthquakes, the renowned chef is forging a new way to feed the needy

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000

A newly developed gene therapy is saving young people afflicted by the rare but deadly diagnosis

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000

Never before had scientists seen the phenomenon until they rallied colleagues around the world to view a galaxy far, far away

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000

The artist who garnered fame at the Smithsonian and then painted the official portrait of Michelle Obama brings her unique style to ordinary people

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000

The self-taught 20-year-old musician galloped to global fame with his chart-topping song that fuses country and hip-hop together

Tue, 19 Nov 2019 02:45:00 +0000

The designer behind Microsoft's HoloLens 2 predicts a future driven by augmented reality

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:00:00 +0000

The musical virtuoso leaves her old persona behind with her third album, Dirty Computer

Tue, 27 Nov 2018 13:00:00 +0000

Like Johnny Appleseed, Smith has been planting the seeds of verse across the U.S.