Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

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.

Over the past 60 years, the influenza virus has continued to drift and shift. In 1968, a shift once again caused a pandemic.

The first Medal of Honor earned by an African American, and some of the slave shackles that they have on display, just poignant pieces of American history,” Davis said.

A major Dutch museum is staging a huge exhibition of American photography that explores the tension between how the United ...

Indiana Humanities is now accepting applications for one of the Smithsonian’s traveling exhibits to visit small Indiana towns ...

Frédérique Irwin, CEO of the National Women's History Museum, aims to make women's historical representation resonate with younger generations.

Executive Chef Ramin Coles, of the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s Sweet Home Cafe, tells WTOP ...

Black History Month honors the achievements and struggles of African Americans throughout U.S. history, and it’s a great time ...

A flurry of executive orders U.S. president Donald Trump signed since returning to the White House is shaking up the arts.

With diversity, equity, and inclusion being threatened at every turn, celebrating Black History Month is more important than ...

No one has played a greater role in helping all Americans know the black past than Carter G. Woodson, the individual who ...