In Young's absence, Shanita Brackett, the museum's director of operations, has been appointed interim director.

Freedom Center announces 2025 International Freedom Conductor Awards with honorees Opal Lee, Lonnie G. Bunch III, Toni Morrison, and Isabel Wilkerson.

Lonnie Bunch III, head of the Smithsonian Institution and a former Oak Parker, is navigating threats to the organization as ...

The Smithsonian Institution's leadership is standing firm after the Trump administration ordered a review last month of its ...

Kevin Young, who took the helm in 2021, has been absent from his position since March 14 for an “undetermined […] ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to clean house at the Smithsonian Institution is a necessary next step to claw back ...

Kevin Young, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is on leave as Trump's executive order targets cultural narratives.

THE SMITHSONIAN DRAMA CONTINUES, with the Washington Postreporting yesterday that Kevin Young, the director of the National ...

The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its ...

Kevin Young, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is on personal leave amid political scrutiny and calls to reshape national cultural narratives.

Kevin Young, an acclaimed poet who was named director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2021, ...

The Freedom Center announced the 2025 recipients of its International Freedom Conductor Awards, its highest honor.