New Director of African American Museum

Writer Kevin Young has been named The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. “Having visited the museum myself with my family, I know what a powerful place it is, transforming visitors both in-person and online, and revealing the centrality of African American culture to the American experience,” Young says.
Alan Karchmer/National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Smithsonian Institution has announced that poet Kevin Young will be the next director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Young is currently director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City, Read HERE. However, they are also cutting staff by 237. Read HERE.

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