Arts Mar 12 AP report: Slave ship artifact will soon leave the Smithsonian to return to its South African home By Gary Fields, River Zhang, Jacquelyn Martin, Associated Press
Arts Jul 18 Watch 9:34 Lonnie Bunch on how the Smithsonian can help America understand its identity Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, has just become the 14th head of the Smithsonian Institution -- and its first black leader. He sits down with Judy Woodruff to discuss the challenges… By Judy Woodruff, Anne Azzi Davenport
Nation May 28 Lonnie Bunch to become the first African American to lead the Smithsonian Institution Bunch, who was the first director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, will become the Smithsonian Institution's 14th secretary. By Gretchen Frazee and Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press
Arts Sep 24 Watch Architect on African American History Museum's unique exterior Architect Philip Freelon talks about how light affects the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened on Saturday on the National Mall. While other structures on the Mall are made of marble, granite or concrete, the museum’s… By PBS News Hour
Arts Sep 24 New Smithsonian museum chronicling black history opens Decades of planning culminate today with the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. By Jesse J. Holland and Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Sep 22 Watch 10:17 The state of safety and civil rights progress for black Americans today By PBS News Hour Charlotte and Tulsa are the most recent in a long list of cities that have mourned and protested deadly police shootings against black Americans. Gwen Ifill speaks with author and activist Andre Perry, Rashad Robinson, executive director of Color of… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 9:05 At new museum, relics and treasures reveal U.S. history through African-American lens By PBS News Hour One hundred years in the making, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on Saturday in Washington. The museum presents history through objects both celebratory and sobering -- showcasing everything from Michael Jackson’s fedora to a… Continue watching
Mar 31 Newest Smithsonian museum to acknowledge Cosby allegations By Joshua Barajas The new African-American history museum in Washington, D.C. now plans to acknowledge the dozens of sexual allegations against comedian Bill Cosby in its exhibit on black entertainers and artists, Smithsonian officials announced Thursday. Continue reading