WASHINGTON (AP) — A “time capsule” of photographs documenting the descendants of slaves on a long-isolated island off the South Carolina-Georgia coast will have a new home at the Smithsonian’s […]
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Smithsonian Explores ‘Cool’ from Whitman to Jay-Z
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flashback to a 1940s jazz club. A saxophonist performs on stage wearing his sunglasses at night. “I’m cool,” he says, relaxed in the moment. Lester Young, the […]
Film ’12 Years a Slave’ has Ties to DC-Area Site
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — The painful story of a free black man lured from his home in New York in 1841 to be sold into slavery, now the basis of […]
Police: Chris Brown Arrested/Charged with Assault in DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chris Brown was arrested early Sunday in Washington after a fight broke out near the W Hotel, police said, complicating an already snarled legal history for the […]
Museums Retrace March on Washington 50 Years Later
WASHINGTON (AP) — Numerous exhibits and programs in the nation’s capital will allow visitors to retrace the historic steps of the 1963 March on Washington 50 years later. Several museums […]
National Gallery of Art to Undergo $68M Renovation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Gallery of Art plans to close its modern art galleries for three years to complete a $68 million renovation, adding new galleries and a rooftop […]
Kennedy Center to Host Hip-Hop Festival in 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hip-hop artists including rappers Nas and Somalia-born K’naan (kay-nahn) will take center stage in an unexpected place next year: as part of next season at the Kennedy […]
Did or didn’t she? Beyonce questioned on lip sync
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s no question Beyonce’s rendition of the national anthem was a roaring success. The mystery: was it live or lip synced? A spokeswoman for the U.S. Marine […]
Leading Black Artists Featured at Corcoran Gallery
WASHINGTON (AP) — Works by leading Black artists in the contemporary art realm go on view Saturday at Washington’s Corcoran Gallery of Art to tackle issues of racial, sexual and […]