“This archive is a national treasure and one of tremendous importance to the telling of Black history in America.”

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.

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.

The inaugural Smithsonian African American Film Festival features four days of screenings and master classes, plus a tribute to veteran filmmakers. 

National Museum of African American History and Culture: “The film, like the museum, provides a fuller story of Black culture and identity.”

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.

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.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture officially opens on September 24. Visitors can celebrate at a three-day festival.

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture officially opens in September. 

It’s unclear if the structure would stay in its current place or be relocated.

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.