"A blog by the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and partners in conjunction with the “African Cosmos: Stellar Arts” exhibition opening in June 2012."

The blog will feature weekly posts exploring  "the meaning the cosmos holds for various cultures past and present, and to discover the rich astronomical knowledge found in artistic traditions ( Read more... )

This digital exhibit provides a glimpse into the daily life of an entreprenurial, socially active, economically empowered African American family in Virginia during the early 20th century.  Their house is now a historic site managed by the National Park Service.

http://www.nps.gov/history/museum/exhibits/Maggie_Walker/"This exhibit explores the ( Read more... )

The National Museum of African American Music will stand as an international iconic cultural museum dedicated to the vast
contributions African Americans have made in music.

NMAAM will be an educational facility, national tourist destination and economic development engine for Nashville and the
state of Tennessee. Ultimately, the Museum will tell the ( Read more... )

Whatever Happened To ... the African American Civil War Tour?
By Kris Coronado, Published: October 6Seven years ago, Asa Gordon’s battle seemed like an uphill one: getting his fellow African Americans to see the Civil War as their own heritage. “They say, ‘I don’t want to hear that, that’s their story,’ ” he told The Washington Post in November ( Read more... )

Smithsonian acquires Parliament-Funkadelic Mothership
By Chris Richards, Published: May 18The funkiest UFO in the galaxy is about to land in Chocolate City ( Read more... )

Hi all! I'm new here, but wanted to share some things that might interest you:

• The Freedom Schooner AMISTAD: Each year the Amistad tours ports throughout the Atlantic Ocean that have historical  significance to the story of the Atlantic Slave Trade - from the US East Coast to Europe, West Africa and the Caribbean.  They are in urgent need of ( Read more... )

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A glowing bronze crown meant to evoke historical imagery of African-Americans emerged Tuesday as the winning architectural concept for a new black history museum on the National Mall ( Read more... )

‘"America I AM: The African American Imprint’ to open on King holidayPHILADELPHIA - A letter from President Lincoln guaranteeing Frederick Douglass' safety, Malcolm X's Quran and diary, and Muhammad Ali's robe from the "Rumble in the Jungle" are among the artifacts in a new touring black history exhibition ( Read more... )

"Just as books live only by being read, the ancestors live only by being remembered....It is our culture and our history that is the glue that will hold us together..." ~~~Avery Clayton interviewed on History Detectives ( Read more... )