Roughly one year ago, Jordan Brand and Michael Jordan announced a plan to donate $100 million over the next 10 years to organizations that promote racial equality, social justice and greater access to education. Today, the NBA icon’s namesake label revealed the destinations for its next three multiyear grants. Jordan Brand’s grant for The National Museum of African American History and Culture will go toward helping expand its Talking About Race web portal and Let’s Talk speaker series. “At the museum, we tell stories that are complex and meaningful, stories that have often been silenced from our past,” National Museum of African American History and Culture director Kevin Young said in a statement. “More than ever, we need those stories to highlight and emphasize the centrality of the African American experience to our nation’s history and healing.”

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture mourns the death of Tina Turner and celebrates her tremendous legacy with gratitude.

The museum will host a variety of virtual and in-person events and programs throughout June to highlight the experiences of African American Juneteenth celebrations.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) announces the return of its Hip-Hop Block Party Saturday, Aug. 12, celebrating the culture and music that has been originated and shaped by Black America for decades.

Kevin Young, the Andrew W. Mellon Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, released the following statement today, April 25, on the death of Harold “Harry” George Belafonte Jr., American singer, actor, producer and civil rights activist died at the age of 96.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will host programming throughout May, featuring an anniversary program about the Tulsa Massacre with Victor Luckerson, a book talk with renowned immigration lawyer and activist Loida Lewis, a special Mother’s Day menu at the Sweet Home Café and the launch of the museum’s new Juneteenth merchandise.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) spring programming is in full bloom with in-person and virtual programs for all ages. April programming begins with prominent plant stylist Hilton Carter discussing his new book Living Wild: How to Plant Style Your Home and Cultivate Happiness. The conversation will be moderated by NMAAHC’s Associate Director for External Affairs Denise Robinson Simms, and will explore how Carter’s practice features Afrofuturist themes.

The book features more than 125 photographs, many spotlighting items from Smithsonian collections including the Black Panther costume from Captain America: Civil War worn by Chadwick Boseman, the red Starfleet uniform worn by Nichelle Nichols as Lt. Nyota Uhura in the TV series Star Trek and the Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership.

“Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures” opens Friday, March 24, at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. On view until March 24, 2024, the exhibition explores and reveals Afrofuturism’s historic and poignant engagement with African American history and popular culture.

In honor of Women’s History Month, the museum's March programming features events with prominent Black women in the arts and entertainment industry.