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@cca_rebeccah Thank you very much for your support! about 2 hours ago via HootSuite in reply to CCA_Rebeccah
In D.C. this Sat., check out the Freer|Sackler's Asia After Dark with multicultural artist Iona Rozeal Brown: ow.ly/bfTVW about 6 hours ago via HootSuite
RT @sarahvsypen: @SIEdLab At @NMAAHC, I worked with the Curator of Collections to secure new collection items. It was a very exciting time! 6:40 AM May 31st via HootSuite
In D.C. this Sat., check out the Freer|Sackler's Asia After Dark with multicultural artist Iona Rozeal Brown: ow.ly/bfTQY 2:35 PM May 30th via HootSuite
Happy 134th Birthday, Bill Bojangles Robinson! Bonus points if you visit his birthplace in Richmond: ow.ly/aHScT 10:15 AM May 25th via HootSuite
Today marks the 87th birthday of Malcolm X, who shaped the discourse on race relations. Read about his complex legacy: ow.ly/aHSQE 7:25 AM May 19th via HootSuite
RT @smithsonian: Chuck Brown, Godfather of Go-Go, passed away yesterday. A curator at @NMAAHC talks about his legacy ow.ly/aYNvS 11:39 AM May 17th via HootSuite
We are terribly saddened that Chuck Brown has passed away. Did his work have an impact on you? 9:10 AM May 17th via HootSuite
58 yrs ago the Supreme Court ruled in Brown v. Board ow.ly/aHShm - check out SI classroom aids on the decision:... 7:15 AM May 17th via HootSuite
Frederick Douglass, former slave turned orator and Abolitionist leader wrote a short but powerful autobiography: ow.ly/aHOSy 7:01 AM May 17th via HootSuite
We have a new garden to honor and learn about how the Gillette Family, enslaved at Monticello, planted, ate and worked: ow.ly/aXB7t 2:15 PM May 16th via HootSuite
RT @_beccastone: Exploring race and status through portraiture of influential African Americans by @NMAAHC nmaahc.si.edu/Exhibitions/Mo… 10:55 AM May 11th via HootSuite
@20thc_melanie Thanks for the #FF! 9:40 AM May 11th via HootSuite in reply to 20thC_Melanie
RT @tudorplace: Thx, @Maxvanbalgooy, for pics of @NMAAHC model, ow.ly/aPA0v. 9:40 AM May 11th via HootSuite
Today in 1950, Jackie Robinson is the first African American to appear on the cover of Life magazine: ow.ly/aHP7V 8:02 AM May 10th via HootSuite
Bridget "Biddy" Mason was born a slave in 1818. She won her freedom in 1856 and founded L.A.'s first black church: ow.ly/aHOFr 8:01 AM May 9th via HootSuite
RT @_beccastone: Excellent video on historic Black DC photography narrated by Dr. Lonnie Bunch, Director of @NMAAHC smithsonianmag.com/video/The-Scur… 8:25 AM May 8th via HootSuite
RT @20thc_melanie: Chuck D said museum shld b "a motor, not a mortuary" MT @NMAAHC Researchers talk about hip-hop... ow.ly/aL0iu 6:50 AM May 8th via HootSuite
Our newest blog post is out! Researchers talk about hip-hop and Spike Lee makes an appearance! ow.ly/aL0iu 2:37 PM May 7th via HootSuite
In May, 1879 Nannie Helen Burroughs was born. She thought education could better the lives of African American women: ow.ly/aHSwO 10:20 AM May 7th via HootSuite

Name Smithsonian NMAAHC
Location Washington, DC, USA
Web http://nmaahc.si.edu
Bio The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture seeks to understand American history through the lens of the African American experience.