Peggy McGlone

Instruments, costumes and other artifacts, including the Funkadelic P-Funk Mothership, fill the in the Musical Crossroads section of the fourth floor Culture Galleries at the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture during the press preview on the National Mall Sept. 14, 2016 in Washington, D.C.

Noose found at exhibit in African American history museum

August 21, 2019 at 11:33 p.m.

A noose was found Wednesday in a public gallery at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, the second such incident on Smithsonian grounds in less than a...

Native Americans protest planned auction in France of sacred objects and human remains

August 21, 2019 at 6:28 p.m.

Leaders of several American Indian tribes were joined by representatives of the federal government Tuesday in calling for a halt to a planned auction of Native American objects and their...

The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, situated near the Washington Monument, is set to open in September.

National African-American museum’s fundraising touches deep history among donors

August 21, 2019 at 6:27 p.m.

They wanted more than you'd find in a typical Sunday collection plate. Officials from the National Museum of African American History and Culture approached the leaders of the historic Alfred...

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