Tag: National Museum of African American History and Culture
Pats’ Edelman hopes Jackson posts serve as teaching moment
BOSTON (AP) - New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman said he hopes recent anti-Semitic social media posts by Philadelphia Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson can...
Ebony and Jet images to be donated after photo archive sale
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first time Darren Walker was featured in The New York Times two decades ago, his grandmother asked when he would...
Ebony and Jet images to be donated after photo archive sale
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first time Darren Walker was featured in The New York Times two decades ago, his grandmother asked when he would...
Lonnie Bunch to become new Smithsonian Institution leader
WASHINGTON (AP) - The founding director of the Smithsonian's museum about African American history will now lead the entire system of museums and parks.The...
Asian Americans push for Smithsonian gallery of their own
The Smithsonian's initiative on documenting Asians in America started humbly enough two decades ago, with a borrowed exhibit in a borrowed museum wing and...
Smithsonian museum to install Henrietta Lacks portrait
WASHINGTON (AP) - A portrait of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent and widely used in groundbreaking research, will be installed...
In lieu of White House visit, Warriors take kids to museum
WASHINGTON (AP) - With an offer to visit the White House as NBA champions rejected and rescinded, Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors...
Nooses showing up more in hate incidents around country
WASHINGTON (AP) - Nooses have appeared recently around the nation's capital - including the Smithsonian's new African-American history museum - in a rash of...
