Aug
14
Pandemic Panda Pregnancy Confirmed!
So what have YOU been up to during the shutdown? Continue reading Pandemic Panda Pregnancy Confirmed!
Aug
13
ICYMI: HIghlights from the week that was August 3 – 7, 2020
The ramifications of the atomic bomb continue to reverberate 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Continue reading ICYMI: HIghlights from the week that was August 3 – 7, 2020
Aug
10
Conversations in Context: Music
Inspired by the release of “Lead Belly” August 1, 1938, Dometi Pongo and Lonnie Bunch discuss music as a form of protest. Continue reading Conversations in Context: Music
Aug
06
Sidedoor: Votes for Hawaiians
What would you give up to gain the vote? On this episode of Sidedoor: Learn how women’s suffrage came to Hawai’i—and at what cost to native Hawaiians. Continue reading Sidedoor: Votes for Hawaiians
Aug
04
ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was July 27 – July 31, 2020
The Zoo reopened and the National Museum of the American Latino moved a little closer to reality this wee Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was July 27 – July 31, 2020
Aug
03
Conversations in Context: Marches
Episode Two: The July 28, 1917 Silent Protest Parade, one of the very first Civil Rights demonstrations.
Continue reading Conversations in Context: Marches
Jul
31
Conversations in Context: Movements
From movements to marches, witness an intergenerational discussion that covers everything from Lead Belly to Lil’ Baby, and journey from the Selma to Montgomery March to the Brooklyn Liberation parade. Continue reading Conversations in Context: Movements
Jul
30
What does the Smithsonian look like in a post-COVID era?
Key personnel from across the Institution weigh in on the long road back to normal(ish) operations Continue reading What does the Smithsonian look like in a post-COVID era?
Jul
29
TEMPO steps up the pace of air pollution monitoring
Forget about worrying if rain will spoil your picnic. Soon you can worry about whether it’s acid rain—or if the formaldehyde levels are too high to go for a run. Continue reading TEMPO steps up the pace of air pollution monitoring
Jul
27
The legacy of the last slave ship
The past is present for the descendants of the survivors of the Clotilda’s last voyage. Continue reading The legacy of the last slave ship
