News  |  By MARTHA WAGGONER Associated Press

Noted African-American Architect Phil Freelon Dies At 66

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Phil Freelon, an architect who designed buildings ranging from local libraries to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, has died in North Carolina. Freelon was 66 and had suffered from ALS for several years. Freelon died Tuesday in Durham, said Michael Reilly, a spokesman and friend. “I’ll […]

DL Hughley Show  |  By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press

African-American Museum’s Lonnie Bunch Becomes New Smithsonian Institution Leader

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Lonnie Bunch started working on the Smithsonian’s first black museum, he had no collection, no building and one employee. The Smithsonian Institution rewarded the founding director of the wildly popular museum on Tuesday by putting him in charge of all 19 of its museums, making Bunch the 14th secretary of the […]

News  |  Bruce Goodwin II

Library Of Congress And Smithsonian Team Up To Buy Rare Photo Of Harriet Tubman

With photos of Harriet Tubman being few and far between, when a rare new photo of her surfaced it was a huge deal. While most photos depict Tubman as an elderly woman, a newly unearthed picture shows a much younger Tubman and was quickly acquired by the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African-American History […]

Blogs  |  Michael H. Cottman, BlackAmericaWeb.com

Trump’s Visit To African-American Museum: Substance Or Stunt?

Does President Donald Trump need a Black history lesson? Trump is scheduled to visit the National Museum of African American History and Culture on Tuesday. It’s either the president’s latest misguided attempt to embrace the Black experience or it’s a staged photo-op for Black History Month. During his tour, Trump will likely view Emmett Till’s […]