Description: Just two days ago, the Smithsonian celebrated the one-year anniversary of the opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). It seems like just yesterday that we were all waiting for the doors to open; yet, so much has happened in the past year. Since President Barack Obama rang the bell that opened the museum, long lines and happy faces are
Description: Curator Emeritus, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, founded the Sweet Honey in the Rock music group, was a distinguished professor of history at American University, and was a MacArthur Fellow. #Groundbreaker
Description: Anthropologist Marvette Pérez, National Museum of American History, was the Smithsonian's first Latino history curator, an accomplished percussionist and vocalist, and collector who acquired works representing Latino popular culture & music. #Groundbreaker