By: Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP).- A founder of one of the oldest African-American history museums in the country has died. A spokesman for the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago, Raymond Ward, says Margaret Burroug…
Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad Named Next Director of the Schomburg Center For Research in Black Culture
NEW YORK, NY.- The New York Public Library (NYPL) announced today that Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad, a scholar of African-American history from Indiana University, has been selected as the next Director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Cultu…
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Gives $50 Million in Grants to the Smithsonian Institution
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian Institution has received $50 million in grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to support three new programs: $30 million for broadening access to the Institution through a Youth Access Endowment, $10 million f…
National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeks "Treasures" in Topeka
WASHINGTON, DC.- The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will co-host two weekend programs to help northeastern Kansas-area residents identify and preserve items of historical and cultural significance tucked away…