Kevin Young, an acclaimed poet who was named director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2021, ...

Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, has stepped down. He announced his departure in a memo to museum staff, said Smithsonian ...

By Graham Bowley Jennifer Schuessler and Robin Pogrebin Kevin Young, the director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, stepped down on Friday after four ...

The support comes after Trump released an executive order on March 27 attacking the mission of the Smithsonian museums, ...

Kevin Young, who took the helm in 2021, has been absent from his position since March 14 for an “undetermined period.” As President Donald Trump’s anti-DEI agenda turns its attention to the ...

Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, has stepped down. He announced his departure in a memo to museum staff, said Smithsonian ...

Young, who has served as director since 2021, is on leave for an “undetermined period,” Kevin Gover, Smithsonian under secretary for museums and culture, wrote in the email. Shanita Brackett ...