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African American Museum founder honored

by PRIDE Newsdesk • April 27, 2017

The founder of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) Lonnie G. Bunch III will be honored during the Legacy Gala held by the Newark Museum on May 13. Bunch will receive the John Cotton Dana…

by D. Kevin McNeir • September 29, 2016

The idea of erecting a museum that would highlight the contributions of African Americans first received public attention more than a century ago after Black veterans of the Civil War proposed the idea. But the real push occurred when Georgia…

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African American Museum founder honored

by PRIDE Newsdesk • April 27, 2017

Obama dedicates Black History Museum on National Mall

by D. Kevin McNeir • September 29, 2016