The National Portrait Gallery is one of many museums managed by the Smithsonian, whose network also includes the Smithsonian ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery in the U.S., will be celebrated June 19, 2025. Here's what to know.

Gastonia’s African American Museum of History and Culture is hosting several free summer programs for families in coming ...

Short for “June Nineteenth,” the holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the ...

June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers liberated Texas slaves, came to be known as "Juneteenth," the oldest nationally celebrated ...

This concept makes it possible to understand the history of relations between Africans and people of African descent as an interconnected and continuous process, comprising the circulation of people, ...

Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History celebrates its 60th anniversary this year with a more critical ...

Building on Africa’s example, UNESCO led major regional stories, such as the general history of Latin America, the Caribbean, The history of Civilisations of Central Asia, the Different Aspects of ...

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.

President Donald Trump issued an order to take down exhibits that "divide Americans based on race," but the White House says it wasn't involved and the museum says the moves were part of normal ...

The Charles E. Brown African American Cultural Center is undergoing transition, and one of the changes will include dropping ‘African American’ from the name. In the future, the center — part of ...

The recent welcoming of Afrikaner refugees is the latest chapter in a history of U.S. support for white South Africans.