It would do us a world of good." Mary Elliott, a curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, agrees. "There are many examples today—the Tulsa race riots ...

"Jaja's African Hair Braiding" is the comedic Broadway play closing out Ensemble Theatre's 2025 season. Why it's a must-see.

You may even want more than a full day to see everything. Visitors can reach the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture by taking the Metro's Blue, Orange or Silver ...

And Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, led by Henry Louis Gates Jr., is contributing a selection of its collected biographies of people of African descent.

In the beginning, this was a skill that was passed down within families but it’s now become an expected offering in African American salons. Whether or not braids are bad for your hair depends on the ...