Building a Better Future
To mark our symposium "Shifting the Landscape: Black Architects and Planners, 1968 to Now" — which focused on the activism, engagement, and impact of black architects and planners over the past fifty years — we share the stories of two pioneering...Read More
Tips for Preserving Your Family Treasures
Learn the basics of preservation and care for your personal family collections such as photos, videos and documents.Read More
Film Festival Highlights
The Smithsonian African American Film Festival presented by the National Museum of African American History and Culture is underway. An inaugural event, the Festival is a unique four-day cinematic experience celebrating African American visual...Read More
Popular and Pervasive Stereotypes of African Americans
Stereotypes of African Americans grew as a natural consequence of both scientific racism and legal challenges to both their personhood and citizenship. #ANationsStory Read More
Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement
The alleged youthful teasing of 14-year-old African American Emmett Till with white store clerk Carolyn Bryant, on August 28, 1955, led to his brutal murder at the hands of Bryant’s husband Roy and his half-brother, J.W. Till's death was the...Read More
The Queen of Soul: An Appreciation
The National Museum of African American History and Culture mourns the passing of Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Her voice, one of the most captivating sounds of the twentieth and twenty-first century, was unrivaled and changed the landscape...Read More