African American History Museum
Frederick Douglass’ 200th Birthday Invites Remembrance and Reflection
This Douglass Day, celebrate an icon’s bicentennial while helping to transcribe the nation’s black history
In Honor of Black History Month, Cultural Institutions Are Sharing Archival Treasures
The best of the U.S. National Archive's #ArchivesBlackHistory
Deeply Grieving MLK’s Death, Activists Shaped a Campaign of Hurt and Hope
At Resurrection City, an epic 1968 demonstration on the National Mall in Washington D.C., protesters defined the next 50 years of activism
January Happenings At the Smithsonian
Blow away winter blues with our recommended list of film, lectures, concerts and more
Happy Holidays! The Smithsonian is Closed on Christmas Day
'Twas the Night Before Christmas' on the National Mall
Gone at 27 and Eternally Youthful For the Ages, Jimi Hendrix Would Have Been 75 This Year
A gold-brocade vest at the Smithsonian evokes the innovative musician’s enduring legacy
Maverick Music Takes Center Stage in This New Play on Nina Simone
A Smithsonian expert delves into the song and struggle at the heart of 'Four Women' at D.C.'s Arena Stage
Lonnie Bunch Looks Back on the Making of the Smithsonian's Newest Museum
The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture reflects on what it took to make a dream reality
America's Oldest Museum of Black Culture Started in a Living Room
The DuSable Museum of African American History was founded by Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, born on this day in 1915
Fats Domino's Infectious Rhythms Set a Nation in Motion
This Rock ’n’ Roll maverick was a true New Orleans original
The Ties That Bind Muhammad Ali to the NFL Protests
A new biography reveals new details about the history of the boxer—“a heavyweight of contradictions”
This Ambitious Landmark Hip-Hop and Rap Anthology Was Successfully Funded
Smithsonian's nonprofit record label launched a Kickstarter for help and got it
In This Quiet Space for Contemplation, a Fountain Rains Down Calming Waters
One year after the Nation’s first black president rang in the opening of the African American History Museum, visitors reflect on its impact
The Youngest of the Little Rock Nine Speaks About Holding on to History
Carlotta Walls LeNier, whose school dress is in the Smithsonian, says much was accomplished and now we need to hold onto it
Why the Works of Visionary Artist Jacob Lawrence Still Resonate a Century After His Birth
His vibrant and bold paintings tell stories of liberation, resistance and resilience
Ruth Odom Bonner, Who Rang the Freedom Bell With President Obama, Passes Away at 100
Looking back on the redoubtable woman who helped inaugurate the African American History Museum
This Video Breaks Down the ABCs of Intersectionality
The National Museum of African American History and Culture explores the long legacy of women who shaped the feminist sociological theory
Smithsonian's African American History Museum Releases Statement on Charlottesville and Confederate Memorials
The events, says director Lonnie Bunch, are part of a 'long legacy of violence intended to intimidate and marginalize African Americans and Jews'
Three Things to Know About the Buffalo Soldiers
These segregated regiments offered black soldiers a chance to fight for their rights
The East St. Louis Race Riot Left Dozens Dead, Devastating a Community on the Rise
Three days of violence forced African-American families to run for their lives and the aftereffects are still felt in the Illinois city today
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