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Sidedoor: A Smithsonian Podcast

Ep. 7 | Young Harriet
Smithsonian Center for Learning and Digital Access

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Talking About Race

Talking about race, although hard, is necessary. This new online portal provides tools and guidance to empower your journey and inspire conversation.

Project Pride: Virtual concert and time capsule.

Smithsonian Event

Celebrate Pride

Celebrate Pride Month with Project Pride, a virtual concert and digital time capsule featuring LGBTQ+ musicians, artists, allies, and collection highlights.

Ragnar Kjartaansson and Christine Sun Kim

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden

Artist Diaries

This living video archive captures the responses of contemporary international artists to the pandemic in their own voices.

National Air and Space Museum

Space Songs: Through the Distance

Featuring performances from musical guests filmed in their own homes, Space Songs spotlights the creativity and community that can be found in music and spaceflight.

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Sidedoor Podcast

Confronting the Past

Learn the important story of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921, a riot that destroyed almost 40 blocks of a wealthy black neighborhood in Oklahoma.

National Portrait Gallery

Marilyn Monroe

Born on this day in 1926 as Norma Jeane Mortenson, this iconic actress was known for her dramatic as well as comedic talents.

Smithsonian Spotlight

Judy Garland: An American Icon

Celebrating singer and actress Judy Garland (June 10, 1922–June 22, 1969), entertainer extraordinaire.

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National Portrait Gallery

In Memoriam: Larry Kramer, 1935–2020

As an activist, Larry Kramer had been alternately lionized and loathed for his full-volume, uncompromising positions on issues related to the gay rights movement.