FORT SMITH, Ark. — Dr. Mae Jemison, the first African American woman to travel to space, will visit Fort Smith on Wednesday, April 9. Dr. Jemison will present a talk at the University of ...

Maddie Oliphant was recently crowned the first African-American Miss Mississippi Teen USA 2025. The Hickory native is now prepared to spread her community service platform, Maddie’s Little ...

My grandchildren … they needed to have a breadth of knowledge for African-American history. That was my main thrust for becoming a tour guide. My granddaughter now has a better feel for who she ...

Nearly 2000 students will gather at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History for the annual Oklahoma Native American Youth Language Fair Monday and Tuesday. The fair, the museum’s ...

If that is true, it could bring the character of Harry Osborn, Spider-Man’s friend and son of the original Green Goblin Norman Osborn, into the Marvel films. Fans have claimed that Sadie Sink, who has ...

Braiding is more than a hairstyle. For generations, African American hair braiding styles have held deep cultural significance, telling stories of survival, status and self-expression. What may ...

Jacqueline “Jackie” Hunter is the new executive director at the African American Museum of Iowa in Cedar Rapids. JIM SLOSIAREK Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook ...

Case in point: Trump singled out three key institutions for criticism—the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the American Art Museum, and the forthcoming Women’s History Museum.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture was accused in the order of attempting to portray "American and Western culture as harmful." Smithsonian officials and several ...

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Vance is already on the Smithsonian’s Board of Regents. The Smithsonian’s museums include the National Museum of the American Indian, the African American Museum, the Museum of African Art, the ...