National Museum of African American History and Culture

Black person in dark top holds copy of Ebony high in their left hand. The cover features Barack Obama and reads "In our lifetime."
Kenrya Rankin  Jul 26, 2019 11:24AM EDT

Foundations Unite to Purchase Ebony and Jet Archives

“This archive is a national treasure and one of tremendous importance to the telling of Black history in America.”
Lonnie G. Bunch III. Older Black man in gray suit, tie, glasses, stands in front of Smithsonian podium.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  May 29, 2019 1:45PM EDT

Lonnie G. Bunch III Named New Secretary of Smithsonian Institution

The founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture is the first Black person to lead the Institution since it was founded in 1846.
Clotilda. A weathered, shipwrecked boat lies on its side on a rocky shore with green bushes behind it.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  May 23, 2019 3:16PM EDT

Last-Known Slave Ship Discovered

Nearly 160 years after the Clotilda brought the last kidnapped Africans to the shores of the United States, researchers have located the ship’s remains.
Black-and-white image of man jumping gap between building wings
Sameer Rao  Aug 24, 2018 4:43PM EDT

New Smithsonian Film Festival Celebrates Black Cinema

The inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival features four days of screenings and master classes, plus a tribute to veteran filmmakers. 
Black man in black and gold superhero suit in front of orange fire and brown mountains and blue sky with grey clouds
Sameer Rao  Jun 22, 2018 1:00PM EDT

Smithsonian Acquires 'Black Panther' Vibranium Suit

National Museum of African American History and Culture: “The film, like the museum, provides a fuller story of Black culture and identity.”
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 24, 2016 9:00AM EDT

Performing Strong Black Womanhood at the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Colorlines news editor Kenrya Rankin visited the new Smithsonian museum, which opens today. Here’s what made made her time there terrible—and what made it beautiful.
Brown museum with white monument in background against blue sky
Sameer Rao  Sep 15, 2016 12:12PM EDT

10 Behind-the-Scenes Photos From the Smithsonian's Long-Awaited Black History and Culture Museum

Check out pics of a Tuskeegee Airmen plane, the P-Funk Mothership and more in this roundup from yesterday’s media day at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
man in black t-shirt and hat next to man in green t-shirt and red-and-white hat with red-and-white clock around his neck
Sameer Rao  Sep 8, 2016 4:28PM EDT

Public Enemy, The Roots to Perform at New Smithsonian Museum Opening

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture officially opens on September 24. Visitors can celebrate at a three-day festival.
Sameer Rao  May 12, 2016 3:38PM EDT

Peek Inside The Smithsonian's New Black America-Focused Museum

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture officially opens in September. 
Sameer Rao  May 4, 2016 11:26AM EDT

Smithsonian Wants to Preserve Gazebo Where Tamir Rice Was Killed

It’s unclear if the structure would stay in its current place or be relocated.
Sameer Rao  Sep 17, 2015 2:11PM EDT

Black Punk Predecessors 'Death' Recognized By The Smithsonian

The all-black power trio, only recently credited as a forerunner of punk rock, will be recognized in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.