President Donald Trump has signed an executive order demanding a rewrite of what he calls America’s “distorted” narrative. The target? The Smithsonian Institution: the world’s largest museum and research complex, home to 21 museums, the National Zoo, and more than a century’s worth of collective knowledge. This sounds torn straight from a dystopian history book. […]
Smithsonian Folkways and NMAAHC present the Smithsonian Anthology of Hip Hop and Rap as part of the museum's African American Legacy Series. The anthology includes music spanning four decades of hip hop through 129 tracks spread across nine CDs, along with a 300-page coffee table book featuring 11 essays from prominent music scholars, authors and journalists.
Lonnie Bunch Becomes First African American To Lead Smithsonian Institution Congratulations are in order! This past Tuesday, Lonnie G. Bunch III became the first Black man to lead the Smithsonian Institution, as it was announced that he will replace David Skorton as secretary. “I am excited to work with the Board of Regents and my […]
Mickalene Thomas Featured In Smithsonian Magazine If you have any interest in the art world, we’ll assume you already know who Mickalene Thomas is. But for those who don’t know, the 40-something N African-American Yale-trained artist was recently featured in Smithsonian Magazine so we thought it would be the perfect opportunity to introduce her work […]
