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The DIA's Center for African American Art, established in 2000, organized the reinstallation. This marks the first phase of a larger renovation of the museum's second-floor North Wing.
The event was one of the offerings of the African American Cultural Alliance of Lancaster’s annual fair in Reservoir Park, 832 E. Orange St. It began Wednesday and ends Sunday.
The Army’s 250th birthday is June 14, 2025, and since 1775 the Army's motto is “This We’ll Defend”. For 250 years, Army Soldiers and Civilians have served our nation. FORT GEORGE G. MEADE ...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has vetoed a bill that would have allowed African American history courses to count toward high school graduation requirements. The measure, which was introduced in ...
At a time when it is under scrutiny from the White House, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture is without its director, who stepped down last month.
Rev. Amos Brown said he was notified that two artifacts he loaned to the National Museum of African American History and Culture would be returned to him.
A museum dedicated to the African-American history of Boston is now concerned about its future, as their federal grant has been cut. "If you look at the ground, you will see that the planks are ...
Massachusetts’ Museum of African American History learned Wednesday night a three-year federal grant was terminated. Its leader worries their work is at risk after President Donald Trump issued an ...
A new book will focus on South Carolina's first African American female physician. Authors Dr. Walter B. Curry, Beverly Aiken-Muhammad and Anusha Ghosh present the narrative of Dr. Matilda Evans ...
Mr. Trump’s order criticized the African American Museum for a graphic posted online in May 2020 that referred to “hard work,” “individualism” and “the nuclear family” as part of ...
But African American hair braiding styles stood — and still stand — as a direct challenge to those outdated norms. In the 1960s and 1970s, the Black is Beautiful movement sparked a renaissance ...
Now more than ever, our African American identity is under attack. Last month, some federal agencies prohibited observances of Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth. This ...