Many a socialite visited Ann Lowe’s Gowns, a salon on Manhattan’s Lexington Avenue, in the 1950s. The daughter and ...

Smithsonian magazine explores some of the many ways to celebrate the nation and looks back at how previous big birthdays were commemorated amid domestic turmoil ...

Black History is American history, but it’s also global history. The complex narrative that forms the history of African people and their global descendants is an epic tale of struggle and adversity ...

Swamp tours provide context for understanding how the wetlands function and why they matter”— Milton Walker Jr.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture has become a target of the Trump administration. The museum's director has stepped down since the White House began examining its exhibits ...

The Customs House Museum & Cultural Center would like to announce the upcoming exhibits, programs, and updates.

When Lonnie Bunch III, 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, was appointed founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) in 2005, he was tasked ...

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will launch a powerful new exhibition celebrating the legacy of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).

These are fraught times for U.S. history — certain chapters of it, anyway. President Donald Trump recently claimed on his social media platform that the Smithsonian Institution, which includes the ...

In its early days, "Black Twitter'' became a driving force in defining pop culture, creating trending hashtags, unforgettable memes and sparking social justice movements. A Hulu docuseries looks at ...

“But I’m Still Fly” by Fahamu Pecou. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) commemorates Black History Month with wide-reaching programs that elevate the ...