Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the ...

Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, has stepped down. He ...

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 ...

Poet Kevin Young, director since 2021 of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, has been placed on leave.

Kevin Young, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is on leave as Trump's executive order ...

The internal announcement, which has not previously been made public, came nearly two weeks before President Trump issued an executive order promising a wide-ranging overhaul of the Smithsonian.