A Smithsonian curator reflects back on the artistic legend, a "Renaissance man" with 28 Grammys to his name, who died Sunday ...

Angela Crenshaw, the first Black woman to lead the Maryland Park Service, is one of four to receive a Harriet Tubman Lifetime Achievement Award.

Maryland State Senator Cory McCray, Baltimore City, gives remarks. The Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum held a renaming ...

There is a common thread of misinformation that has been woven into the origin stories of descendants from the Diaspora. Whether dispersed around the world as a result of the intercontinental slave ...

A Virginia museum has nearly finished restoring the nation's oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children , where hundreds ...

Over a year after Colonial Williamsburg moved the Williamsburg Bray School from its Brown Hall site to the corner of Nassau and Francis Street, students, faculty and community members gathered to ...

Yet beneath the city’s frothy reputation Milwaukee boasts another, perhaps lesser known, history that also starts with B. The Wisconsin Black Historical Society/Museum, turning 30 this year, was ...

Our Journey Through African American History and Culture" permanent exhibit, which spans 20 galleries. Though most said this museum is a must-see for families, some visitors cautioned that parts ...

Houston is proud of its African American history, which is good news for everyone planning to attend AfroTech 2024. African ...

Valerie Cassel Oliver and Kevin W. Tucker examine evolving perceptions of art from their region and its promising future ...

The Smithsonian Design Triennial presents 25 commissions that explore the physical and conceptual ideas of shelter and refuge ...

Barbados-born Kevin Farmer ended his first visit to Charleston recently with the vision of an annual festival to celebrate ...