African American History
Athletes Shut Down Sports to Protest Police Brutality
A sports curator at the Smithsonian provides his thoughts on the past and future implications of the events of the week
How the National Park Foundation Is Highlighting Women's History
The organization will allocate $460,000 toward projects at 23 parks across the country
How the Myth of a Liberal North Erases a Long History of White Violence
Anti-black racism has terrorized African Americans throughout the nation's history, regardless of where in the country they lived
Why the First Monument of Real Women in Central Park Matters—and Why It's Controversial
Today, New York City welcomed a public artwork honoring three suffragists. But some scholars argue that the statue obscures more than it celebrates
Kentucky State Capitol Will Unveil Its First Statue Honoring a Woman
The sculpture depicts Nettie Depp, who championed public education in the early 20th century
Taking a Closer Look at a Mural From 1968's Resurrection City
A makeshift wall in Washington, D.C. speaks to a heroic struggle to overcome inequality
Why a Campaign to 'Reclaim' Women Writers' Names Is So Controversial
Critics say Reclaim Her Name fails to reflect the array of reasons authors chose to publish under male pseudonyms
How America Became Obsessed With Horses
A new book explores the meaning the animal holds for people—from cowboys to elite show jumpers—in this country
The Forged Gospel of Jesus’s Wife, Hidden Castes and Other New Books to Read
These five August releases may have been lost in the news cycle
Why the Black National Anthem Is Lifting Every Voice to Sing
Scholars agree the song, endowed with its deep history of Black pride, speaks to the universal human condition
Amid Reckoning on Public Art, Statue of Black 'Everywoman' Unveiled in London
Thomas J. Price's nine-foot-tall "Reaching Out" celebrates black culture and rejects monumentalism
Did Einstein Understand the Limitations of Testing?
Smithsonian fellow Kimberly Probolus looks into the past and future of knowledge tests
Explore the Newly Digitized Diaries and Letters of Marian Anderson
Penn Libraries' online portal includes more than 2,500 artifacts related to the famed opera singer
The Penn Museum Moves Collection of Enslaved People's Skulls Into Storage
Per a statement, the Philadelphia institution is actively working to ensure the bones' "repatriation or reburial"
What the First Women Voters Experienced When Registering for the 1920 Election
The process varied by state, with some making accommodations for the new voting bloc and others creating additional obstacles
New Research Reveals the Transatlantic Slave Trade's Genetic Legacy
Scientists investigated whether genetic data collected from 50,000 volunteers lined up with historical shipping manifests
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch on the History of Protest in America
Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III examines key movements in black history, from the Greensboro sit-in to Black Lives Matter
Artist Bisa Butler Stitches Together the African American Experience
Her dynamic quilts that reimagine old portraits will be on display in New York in her first solo exhibition
How a Maverick Hip-Hop Legend Found Inspiration in a Titan of American Industry
When LL COOL J sat for his portrait, he found common ground with the life-long philanthropical endeavors of John D. Rockefeller
John Lewis' Storied History of Causing 'Good Trouble'
The activist and congressman, who died Friday at age 80, viewed protest as crucial in American society
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