In this play, go back to Miami in 1980, when streets are tense and the fight for the soul of the city has begun. Based on explosive true events, English Only unfolds in the wake of the Mariel boatlift, when 125,000 new arrivals to South Florida ignited a campaign to make English the county’s sole […]

In this talk, Dr. Dalila Scruggs, Augusta Savage Curator of African American Art at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM), traces the artistic journey of painter William H. Johnson. Before the talk, stop by the Wolfsonian's library open house for a display featuring Harlem Renaissance materials in the collection. This talk is made possible by […]