WASHINGTON — On a rainy spring afternoon, Denise Diggs visited the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. She was in search of a family artifact. Wearing jeans and a blue ...

A young girl guards a pile of Bibles outside Pentecostal Assemblies of God at Kwa Nduma slums in Langata which sits at the edge of Nairobi dam in a picture taken on May 05, 2024. [File, Standard] For ...

The Holy Bible containing handwritten records for the Ellis family. Collection of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, gift of Clara Ellis Payne This Ellis family ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — The first special exhibition to focus specifically on religion since the museum opened includes photos and artifacts accompanied by quotations of famous African Americans.

For generations, many African Christians have grappled with the perception of Christianity as a "Western religion." A new children's book, Africa and the Bible from A to Z, seeks to change this ...