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Half a century of heritage: Dallas’ African American Museum celebrates 50th anniversary
Dallas Morning News· 2 hours agoEvery part of Dallas’ African American Museum tells a story. From the uniquely shaped floor tiling...
How to spend a week in the heart of American democracy
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 6 days ago/Shutterstock The Smithsonian Institution’s world-class galleries and museums house some of...
How we uncovered the true story of 40 Acres and a Mule
Mother Jones· 10 hours ago40 Acres and a Lie tells the history of an often-misunderstood government program that gave formerly enslaved people land titles after the Civil War. One ...
National Megalodon Day is June 15. Here are 5 things to know about the prehistoric shark
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 days agoNational Geographic Kids reported that paleontologists estimate the megalodon needed to eat around...
When Kyshona comes to Club Passim, the therapist is in - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 4 hours agoAt one point Kyshona (who at the beginning of her recording career went by her full name, Kyshona...
Opinion | Long Before the Woke, There Were the Wide Awake
New York Times· 7 days agoDr. Grinspan is a curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of ...
Studebaker National Museum to host 'An Ode to the American Station Wagon' lecture
ABC57 South Bend· 4 days agoThe lecture will be presented by Museum Curator Kyle Sater, who will be delving into the history of the station wagon and its iconic ...
Why Juneteenth, the U.S.'s Second Independence Day, Is a Federal Holiday
Smithsonian Magazine· 6 days ago“Although there were enslavers who were aware of the implementation of the Emancipation Proclamation, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, that it was actually ...
'American Pickers' to pick through southwest Michigan in August - Leader Publications
Leader Publications· 3 hours agoAccording to a news release, “American Pickers” plans to film episodes in Michigan in August. The...
Opal Lee’s Walk for Freedom won’t be in Fort Worth this year, but its mission is unchanged
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 days agoThe walk will move back to Fort Worth in 2025 and will take place in Washington, D.C., in 2026 at...