Oprah Winfrey and Will Smith at the dedication ceremony for the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture on Sept. 24, 2016. But Oprah Winfrey also is an African American activist whose contributions to American culture rank alongside those of Sojourner Truth and Ida B. Wells, according to a new exhibition at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. “The fundraising was not through Oprah’s people.”[Who were the big donors to the African American Museum?] [Crowds at the African American Museum expected to grow]The timing of the high-profile exhibition was planned to coincide with the last quarter of the African American Museum’s second year, when officials expected a drop in attendance.

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2018 03:56 UTC