Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

The first Medal of Honor earned by an African American, and some of the slave shackles that they have on display, just poignant pieces of American history,” Davis said.

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its Office of Diversity, freezing federal hiring and ordering employees back to ...

Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver lines to Smithsonian station or Federal Triangle station.

The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

US PRESIDENT Barack Obama cut the ribbon on the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture yesterday — even as the family of 13-year-old Tyre King, a black child shot dead by ...

An executive order by Donald Trump prohibits all DEI programs at federal institutions. Some have already dismantled them.

Admission to the Tuskegee Airmen Museum at the Hosanna House will be free in February. Visitors can come to the Hosanna House ...

Executive Chef Ramin Coles, of the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Sweet Home Cafe, tells WTOP ...

Black History Month honors the achievements and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, and it’s a great time ...