Scott-Heron remained active until his death, and in 2010 released his first new album in 16 years, entitled "I'm New Here". A memoir he had been working on for years up to the time of his death, "The Last Holiday", was published posthumously in January 2012. Scott-Heron received a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. He also is included in the exhibits at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) that officially opened on September 24, 2016, on the National Mall, and in an NMAAHC publication, "Dream a World Anew".