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The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), colloquially known as the Blacksonian, is a Smithsonian Institution museum located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., in the United States. [4] It was established in 2003 and opened its permanent home in 2016 with a ceremony led by President Barack Obama.
Northeast Louisiana Delta African American Heritage Museum Monroe: Louisiana: 1994 [129] Northwest African American Museum: Seattle: Washington: 2008 [130] Odell S. Williams Now And Then African-American Museum: Baton Rouge: Louisiana: 2001 [131] Old Dillard Museum: Fort Lauderdale: Florida: 1995 [132] Omenala Griot Afrocentric Teaching Museum ...
The city's African American population has declined since the 1968 riots. Washington, D.C. has had a relatively large African American population since the city's foundation. [149] African American residents composed about 30% of the district's total population between 1800 and 1940. [44]
This list of African American Historic Places in Washington, D.C., is based on a book by the National Park Service, The Preservation Press, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers. [1]
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She became the city’s first-ever African-American female evening news co-anchor. A few years later, Winfrey worked as a reporter and co-anchor for WJZ, the CBS affiliate in Baltimore, Maryland.
The African American Civil War Museum is located directly across from the memorial at 1925 Vermont Avenue. From July 16–18, 2011, it celebrated its grand opening in a new facility, with a weekend of speakers and events devoted to racial reconciliation. [ 3 ]
The Newseum (April 18, 1997–March 3, 2002 and April 11, 2008–December 31, 2019) was an American museum located first in Rosslyn, Virginia, and later at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, in Washington, D.C., dedicated to news and journalism that promoted free expression and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, while tracing the evolution of communication.