The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., will co-host a daylong program to help residents in the District, Maryland and Virginia area identify and preserve items of historical and cultural…
Author Ezra Greenspan will discuss and sign his new book “William Wells Brown: An African American Life” (Norton, 2014) on Friday, Sept. 12, at noon in the Mary Pickford Theater, located on the third floor of the James Madison Memorial…
The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture announces the donation of significant artifacts from the family of award-winning hip-hop artist and producer, James “J Dilla” Yancey. The items will be part of the museum’s growing arts and…
The DC Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA) expressed their profound sadness and mourn the passing of prominent civil rights pioneer Yuri Kochiyama. Born and raised in California, Yuri Kochiyama and her family were relocated to internment…
American Roots: Hairdressers and Beauty Shop Culture in America, presented by Candacy Taylor An award-winning author and photographer and an Archie Green Fellow, Candacy Taylor traveled over 20,000 miles throughout the US interviewing hair stylists who serve African American, Appalachian,…
The orange-and-black velvet ensemble Marian Anderson (1897-1993) wore during her Easter Sunday performance on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 has entered the collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. In honor of…
When Derrick Evans returned to his roots in Turkey Creek, Mississippi over a decade ago, little did he know that his journey to reclaim his family’s land and heritage would lead him to face the Goliath of urban sprawl and…
