The Latest: Obamas officially open black history museum
WASHINGTON — The Latest on the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (all times local):
12:30 p.m.
The first national museum devoted exclusively to the history and culture of African-Americans is now open.
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama opened the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture on the National Mall by ringing a bell from a historic African-American church.