Nat Museum of African American History & Culture Visual Art Publication
Discover the powerful role of visual art in African American history and culture with the NMAAHC’s new publication, Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
Museum of African American History Honors Juneteenth
Join the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in celebrating Juneteenth with special events and programs
Visit Barbados for African/British heritage and adventures
Plan your next adventure in Barbados, a Caribbean island with a rich African/British heritage. Discover the beauty of the island’s white sand beaches and exhilarating activities.
National Museum of African American History and Culture Kicks Off January 2024 with Dynamic Programming
Discover surprising facts about Martin Luther King Jr. with the National Museum of African American History and Culture this Jan. 2024. Visit nmaahc.si.edu/5thingsMLK to learn more
Museum of African Diaspora presents artist visits
This is a rare opportunity to hear from artists directly from their studios. All talks include an audience Q&A.
Memories of South Africa Before Omicron
Since the news broke that the first cases of the Omicron variant had been found in South Africa, I’ve been thinking more about the people we met on that trip
To Robben Island, a Relic of South Africa’s Apartheid Regime
Nelson Mandela would have turned 101 this year, at a time when South Africa has been rocked by political corruption and still fraught with the ills that Apartheid wrought
A special family connection at Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa
Jack Prater’s mom offered a trip to each of her three children on their 13th birthdays to the Sanctuary Makanyane Safari Lodge in the huge Madikwe Game Preserve of South Africa
Not just any park – Madikwe Game Reserve, South Africa
This isn’t just any park. It’s the vast malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve in South Africa, some 185,000 acres in the North West Province bordering Botswana to the North
A world apart: life in a South African Township
We are outside of Cape Town in Langa, a historic South African Township, just a little more than one square mile but home to more than 60,000 people, many living in abject poverty