The president of the state’s Museum of African American History, which has locations in Boston and on Nantucket, is worried ...

Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the ...

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

The internal announcement, which has not previously been made public, came nearly two weeks before President Trump issued an ...

As President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI agenda turns its attention to the Smithsonian, Kevin Young, the director of the National ...

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) issued the following statement in response the President Donald Trump’s Executive ...

Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order ...

The Museum of African American History, which operates locations in Boston and Nantucket, was notified of the cuts late ...

Trump's threat to withhold federal funds because of "improper ideology" could have a chilling effect on the museum's ...

The Smithsonian represents a pinnacle of official US efforts to represent pasts that are painful and violent as well as beautiful and accomplished.