Fortunately, Snoop Dogg did not, in fact, drop it like it’s hot. The Olympic torch, that is. 🔥 As an #Olympics special correspondent, the record producer, actor, and rapper has brought his style and swagger to this year’s games. He plunged into the pool alongside 23-time gold medalist Michael Phelps, sprinted the 200m against four-time Olympic medalist Ato Bolden, and cheered on ten-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles with a little dance. This portrait of Snoop Dogg, born Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., is in the collections of our Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture. 📷: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Photo by Al Pereira, 1999. © Al Pereira
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Today we mark the centennial of writer and civil rights activist James Baldwin. Did you know Baldwin spent a decade (1961 – 1971) living in Turkey? The country’s diversity and eclectic spirit reminded Baldwin of his home in Harlem. Traveling outside of the U.S., Baldwin argued, gave him the perspective to critically analyze life in America. In his 1955 “Notes of a Native Son,” he wrote, “I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually." While acknowledging the influence of his residence abroad on his works and life story, he considered himself an American writer living as a “transatlantic commuter.” In Turkey, Baldwin published three novels, a play, a book of short stories, and two collections of essays. ... 1. United States passport belonging to James Baldwin. Collection of Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Baldwin Family. 2. Portrait of James Baldwin by Sedat Pakay, c. 1965. Collection of Smithsonian National Museum of American History . 3. “James Baldwin, Istanbul” by Sedat Pakay, c. 1965. ©Sedat Pakay. Collection of our National Portrait Gallery. 4. 37c James Baldwin Single, 2004. © United States Postal Service. All rights reserved. Collection of National Postal Museum. #Baldwin100atSI #JamesBaldwin100
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III reflects on the legacy of author and activist James Baldwin ahead of his centennial tomorrow. Bunch recently joined National Portrait Gallery director of curatorial affairs Rhea Combs to explore the new exhibition “This Morning, This Evening, So Soon: James Baldwin and the Voices of Queer Resistance.” s.si.edu/3Szg9gZ #Baldwin100atSI #JamesBaldwin100
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At our Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian, Kirsten Hall observes celestial objects much larger and more mysterious than stars. https://s.si.edu/3YjddIZ
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Space fans, meet Deadheads 💫💀 Or perhaps you’ve already met. While Dead & Company performed at the Sphere in Las Vegas, images inspired by nebulas and exploded stars captured by our Chandra X-ray Observatory lit up the largest spherical structure in the world. The idea was born after percussionist Mickey Hart both saw and heard the Chandra X-ray Observatory’s data translated into stunning visuals and mind-bending sounds through a process called sonification. At the Dead & Company’s concerts, Earthlings not only danced along to the music, but also to the dazzling view of scientific data from some of the highest-energy regions of our Universe! This year, we’re celebrating the 25th anniversary of Chandra’s deployment by Space Shuttle Columbia, where it just keeps truckin’ on, more than a third of the way to the Moon. Learn more: bit.ly/3Ws9s1g #Chandra25 #CosmicJourney
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From the desk of Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III: I am sorry to learn of the passing of Alma Powell. She and General Colin Powell were important supporters of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture and personal friends to whom I could always turn for advice and guidance. My condolences to her friends, family, and community. General Powell kept this family photo on his desk in his home in McLean, Virginia. It includes their children Annemarie (left), Michael (center), and Linda (right). In his autobiography, Powell describes this photograph as depicting "the most important people in my life." Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
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This Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded to a team of soldiers charged with identifying and protecting European cultural sites, monuments, and buildings during World War II. Known as the "Monuments Men," they were awarded this medal in 2015. It's in the collection of our Smithsonian Archives of American Art and currently on display at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans. Designed by Joel Iskowitz, and sculpted and engraved by Phebe Hemphill, the medal was struck by the United States Mint in 2014. 🎖️ Did you know our Archives of American Art also holds the papers of several Monuments Men, including George Leslie Stout, Thomas Carr Howe, Jr. and Walter Horn? Learn more about them in their virtual exhibition “Monuments Men: On the Front Lines to Save Europe’s Art, 1942–1946”: https://s.si.edu/3SomH1Y
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Two-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Manuel is taking to the pool this summer for her third summer games. This signed swim cap, in the collection of our Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, is from the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio where she became the first Black American woman to win an individual Olympic swimming title for the women’s 100m freestyle. 📸 Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Simone Ashley Manuel #SmithsonianOlympics #GameChangers
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Why did the woolly dog vanish? New podcast ep: https://s.si.edu/4fjvL1W 🎧
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Today, the Olympic torch relay ends with the lighting of the flame for the 2024 Paris Olympics.🔥 The flame will burn brightly for all to see over the next two weeks. Closer to home, Kniphofia (torch lily) lights up our gardens with fiery reds, bright oranges, and golden yellows. This plant is native to Africa and thrives in average, well-drained garden soil in full sun. Like the athletes of the Olympic Games, Smithsonian Gardens is pleased to represent plants from all over the world, showcasing plants native to the United States alongside equally outstanding species from other countries. #SmithsonianGardens #SmithsonianOlympics #Paris2024 #Olympics #PublicGarden