National Museum of African American History & Culture marks 1st anniversary

Museum director Lonnie Bunch reflects on the past year and why he's hopeful

• Sep 22, 2017

Noose found inside African American History Museum

This is the second time in a week that a noose has been discovered at a Smithsonian museum

• May 31, 2017

Obama: Black history museum tells "fuller" story of U.S.

President delivers moving address on importance of new National Museum of African American History and Culture

• Sep 24, 2016

Oprah is a "dancing emoji," thanks to the Smithsonian's newest museum

One day before its official opening, the media mogul described the significance of the "moving and profound" National African American Museum of History and Culture

• Sep 23, 2016

Take a tour of the National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wrapped in bronze and inspired by the three-tiered crowns used in West African art, the museum shines brightly near the center of the National Mall

• Sep 13, 2016

How growing up amid civil rights movement influenced Loretta Lynch

U.S. attorney general explains the personal significance of a lunch counter stool from her hometown, now displayed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American Culture and History

• Sep 12, 2016

How African-American athletes' success transcends sports

Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture chronicles athletes who overcame tremendous barriers and spurred change in sports and society

• Sep 12, 2016

Powell: We've come along way, but African-American struggle "not over"

The former secretary of state says National Museum of African American History and Culture is a symbol of what can be achieved

• Sep 12, 2016

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Artifacts tell stories of trial and triumph, of four centuries of the African American experience

• Sep 12, 2016
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Family heirlooms "fill vast silences" at new African American museum

From a former slave's freedom paper to a Tuskegee Airmen's jacket, families have donated thousands of heirlooms to the National Museum of African American History and Culture

• Sep 12, 2016

Rep. John Lewis: New African American museum "is about not giving up"

A pioneer of the civil rights movement visits the new Smithsonian museum dedicated to African American history and culture

• Sep 12, 2016

Why two very different U.S. senators share a "common mission"

Visiting the National Musuem of African American History and Culture for the first time, Democratic Sen. Cory Booker and Republican Sen. Tim Scott spoke about their common bond and hopes for America's future

• Sep 12, 2016

After 100 years in the making, new Smithsonian museum deemed a "miracle"

Judge Robert Wilkins, who helped bring the National Museum of African American History and Culture to life, says he gets "goosebumps to see it happening"

• Sep 12, 2016