The investigation was a global endeavor that led to a Post series exposing the Smithsonian's “racial brain collection.” ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its diversity office and freezing all federal hiring. The decision will affect dozens ...

Peter Bentzon (ca. 1783–after 1850) was not only a free man; he was also a silversmith and jeweler who worked in Philadelphia and on the Caribbean island of St. Croix. Bentzon’s work is recognized ...

The Smithsonian Institution is closing its Office of Diversity, freezing federal hiring and ordering employees back to ...

The museum’s move followed a similar one last week by the National Gallery, as museums try to comply with an executive order ...

From ancient artifacts to groundbreaking contemporary installations, the United States is a treasure trove of cultural ...

The Smithsonian has a unique structure, which means the decision to adhere to Trumps freshly penned executive order isn't so ...

An executive order by Donald Trump prohibits all DEI programs at federal institutions. Some have already dismantled them.

The Smithsonian museums on the National Mall will be closed on Inauguration Day — Monday, Jan. 20 — in an effort to reduce pedestrian and vehicle congestion around the U.S. Capitol.

It's a story that in some ways began about 20 years ago during a Central Michigan University fraternity event for accounting ...

The first Medal of Honor earned by an African American, and some of the slave shackles that they have on display, just poignant pieces of American history,” Davis said.