Kevin Young, an acclaimed poet who was named director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2021, ...

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

Kevin Young, who took the helm in 2021, has been absent from his position since March 14 for an “undetermined […] ...

The day after he was sworn in as Secretary of Transportation ... according to data from the Census’ American Community Survey. Age plays a big role in explaining the wide variations in birth ...

Vice President Kamala Harris became the face of the Democratic Party in July after President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race. However, she failed to convince voters that ...

During the 2024 election campaign, candidate Donald Trump’s most controversial rally occurred at New York’s Madison Square ...

U.S. stocks plunged and global stocks slumped after Trump slapped a 10% tariff on most goods imported to the U.S.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s order looking to control the “divisive narratives” at Smithsonian museums and federal sites is “deeply disrespectful.” Moore joined CNN ...

"Protecting the civil rights and expanding opportunities for all Americans is a key priority of the Trump Administration," Harrison Fields, White House principal deputy press secretary, wrote in ...

Bunch III, who the became the Smithsonian’s 14th and first African American secretary in 2019. The order alleges that the museum “has proclaimed that ‘hard work,’ ‘individualism,’ and ...