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Can America live up to its highest ideals? Smithsonian’s Lonnie G. Bunch III is joining The Atlantic’s Vann R. Newkirk II at #AtlanticEquity to discuss the calls to action that our history presents. Watch LIVE: youtube.com/watch?v=_Eeti2…

#OnThisDay 20 years ago, President George W. Bush signed the legislation to create our museum. Our museum is the nation’s largest national cultural destination dedicated to exploring the African American story. More: nmaahc.si.edu #APeoplesJourney #ANationsStory

On display now: Martin Luther King Jr.’s original speech from the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It will be on view in the “Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom” gallery through March 4 ahead of #MLKDay. Learn more: s.si.edu/3H1puba

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born #OnThisDay in Atlanta, Georgia 95 years ago. Today, Dr. King is one of the most recognized civil rights leaders in world history. #MLKDay

Mark your calendars for the Smithsonian and NOAA led virtual #OceanBiodiversitySummit on January 23! A group of ocean leaders will discuss the most pressing challenges impacting US marine biodiversity and chart a path forward: science.si.edu/in-the-ocean/s… #OurSustainablePlanet

Today’s the day: the #OceanBiodiversitySummit is here! Ocean life knows no political boundaries and touches everyone. Safeguarding our coasts, ocean, and people requires cooperation among all of us. Livestream link goes live at 1:00 pm Eastern: science.si.edu/in-the-ocean/s… 🌊💙

Through interviews and archival footage, FREEDOM ON MY MIND tells the story of the drive to register African-American voters in 1960s Mississippi. See it tonight at 10pm ET introduced by jacqueline stewart and Lonnie G. Bunch III Lonnie Bunch III.

It was a pleasure to have First Lady Melania Trump join us for a special announcement: by the end of the year, the National Zoo will once again be home to a pair of giant pandas. #DCpandas 🐼 nationalzoo.si.edu/dcpandas

It was my honor to pen this joint Independence Day essay with Lonnie G. Bunch III and Dr. Colleen Shogan. “To secure a better future for them and for all of us, we need a renewed commitment to understanding civics and history.” cnn.com/2024/07/04/opi…

This Fourth of July, experience American history at a museum, library, or archive. Here is what you’ll find at ours. Thank you to Dr. Colleen Shogan and Carla Hayden for joining me to share this message. cnn.com/2024/07/04/opi…

Join us for THE education event of the summer, featuring more than 40 sessions led by Smithsonian educators, classroom teachers, and experts across the education field. See you online and in-person next week! Full session line-up and FREE registration: s.si.edu/EducationSummi…

Join a special panel discussion celebrating James Baldwin's 100th birthday! Explore his impact on contemporary theater and film with Suzan-Lori Parks, Tarell Alvin McCraney, & NMAAHC Museum Specialist Tulani Salahu-Din. Free. Registration required: s.si.edu/45ZllQR

"The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not the endpoint of that struggle, but a single point on a continuum of those endeavoring to expand Americans’ freedom in opposition to those who would constrain it," writes Lonnie G. Bunch III. cnn.com/2024/07/20/opi…

📺 [WATCH] a discussion panel with Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Jones Jr., and NMAAHC Museum Specialist Tulani Salahu-Din in celebration of James Baldwin’s 100th birthday: s.si.edu/3zBRLVf

What role can museums, libraries, and archives play in democracy? #HopkinsBloombergCenter hosted a groundbreaking panel of experts for the event, “Democracy and our Shared Heritage,” feat. Lonnie G. Bunch III, Carla Hayden and Christopher Celenza moderating. bit.ly/3AhojUO