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Visiting the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published January 1, 2026 at 11:55 AM EST
The exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, before the museum opened, Sept. 14, 2016. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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The exterior of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, before the museum opened, Sept. 14, 2016. (Susan Walsh/AP)

Here & Now’s Celeste Headlee talks with Drew Costley, assistant managing editor for Verite News about a recent, deeply personal trip to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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