Perhaps, if someone had told Ronke, a Nigerian woman in the diaspora, that a stranger would gift her thousands of dollars out ...

Mount Airy-based writer Hilary Beard dropped everything to help George E. Johnson write his autobiography. Like many Black ...

Two new Smithsonian museums meant to honor the contributions of women and Latinos have been tied up for years as fights over their location and content have raged.

Her passion for the history and culture of Latin American communities led her to create and star in her own PBS television show, Afro-Latino Travels With Kim Haas. Now, she’s curating group travel ...

Sherald’s oeuvre so far is singular in its advancement of the American Realist tradition of artists such as Edward Hopper, who were foundational to the Whitney’s founding in 1930, by presenting a new ...

They say it's the administration’s latest move to downplay how race, racism and Black Americans shaped the nation’s story.

It’s impossible for the Smithsonian to truthfully tell the American story without mentioning racism, sexism and other forms ...

As Washington’s famed cherry blossoms burst into bloom on Saturday, the lobby of the National Museum of African American History and Culture bustled with visitors. Hundreds of out-of-town tourists had ...

President Trump targeted the Smithsonian Institution and especially its National Museum of African American History and Culture with an executive order.

A drummer, a DJ-producer and an orchestra director discuss the challenges for Black artists, how things are changing and increasing access to the arts ...

"I'm deeply proud that we now have a museum that honors the millions of African American men and women who built our national ...