via:BalckAmericaWeb: Michelle Obama was so popular she needed more space. The distinctive Amy Sherald painting of the former first lady, unveiled at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery last month, has relocated to a different part of the museum due to demand. “We’re always changing things up here. Due to the high volume of visitors, we’ve relocated […]
via newsone: The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. is ramping up its programming this February in honor of Black History Month, the Smithsonian reported. Throughout the entire month, several African American pioneers across different industries will speak at the institution. The array of events will put the focus on the contributions […]
via eurweb: Former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama will be on-hand as their portraits are unveiled next month at the Smithsonian. The couple will take part in a private ceremony on Feb. 12 at the National Portrait Gallery that will offer the first look at the new works of art, the Smithsonian announced Wednesday. Artist Kehinde Wiley, […]
via newsone: Museum director Lonnie G. Bunch III says the anthology will highlight “the power of black music and the impact of African American culture on the world.” Legendary hip-hop artists are joining forces to create an extensive anthology that will serve as a retrospective of the genre, NBC News reported. Chuck D, MC Lyte, Questlove and other music artists […]
getty image: On Wednesday afternoon, tourists visiting the National Museum of African American History and Culture found a noose in an exhibition on segregation. Park police came to investigate and removed the noose, and the exhibit gallery was reopened within three hours, Smithsonian officials said. “The noose has long represented a deplorable act of cowardice […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — LeBron James will give $2.5 million to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to support its Muhammad Ali display. The “Muhammad Ali: A Force for Change” display has been on view since September. According to a release from the Smithsonian, the display “tells the story of how Ali’s […]
Deborah Watts, co-founder of the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation, spoke with Roland Martin about her family's contribution to the NMAAHC.
The opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington is just days away and it still needs your help.
A spokesperson for the city of Cleveland has confirmed that the city is currently holding discussions with the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture about preserving the gazebo where Tamir Rice was shot. The city announced last week its intentions of demolishing the gazebo, located at Cudell Rec Center. Demolition was originally planned […]
This September, a small exhibit honoring Bill Cosby will go on display at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. The exhibit is titled "Taking Shape," and focuses on African-American representation on television in the 20th century. To encompass this history, Cosby's 1964 comedy record I Started Out as a Child, an I Spy comic book, and video clips from the program and clips from The Cosby Show have been added to the exhibit.
National Museum of African American History and Culture construction site. (Michael Barnes/Smithsonian Institution, NMAAHC) Lonnie Bunch can see the finish line. The founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture promised Thursday that the 19th Smithsonian museum will open in 18 months with a series of 11 exhibitions focused on history, […]
The International Sweethearts of Rhythm, America’s first all-female racially-integrated band, are being interviewed onstage today at the Smithsonian Institution from 11 a.m. to noon ET as part of the launch of the museum’s Jazz Appreciation Month. In this onstage conversation (and webcast), members of the International Sweethearts of Rhythm discuss the history of women in […]
