Purging DEI from the Smithsonian is no easy task
President Donald Trump’s decision to clean house at the Smithsonian Institution is a necessary next step to claw back ...
Trump’s Order Puts the Smithsonian’s Chief in the Hot Seat
The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its ...
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Smithsonian Director on Building a Museum for All Americans
The idea for a national museum of African American history and culture had been around for 100 years. When the project for ...
Director of National Museum of African American History and Culture on leave as Trump Adminstration turns attention to Smithsonian
Kevin Young, who took the helm in 2021, has been absent from his position since March 14 for an “undetermined […] ...
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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch Faces Political Pressure Amid Trump's Cultural Offensive
Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution and founding director of the National Museum of African ...
Christine Ledbetter: Smithsonian leader stands tall as Trump targets ‘anti-American ideology’
The leader of the Smithsonian may be one of the few leaders fearless enough to navigate Donald Trump’s attacks on the arts.
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Ex-Oak Parker now heads Smithsonian as Trump targets changes
Lonnie Bunch III, head of the Smithsonian Institution and a former Oak Parker, is navigating threats to the organization as ...
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Black History Under Fire: Trump’s Executive Order Puts Smithsonian’s Future at Risk
Smithsonian Institution's leader reassures mission to preserve American history amidst Trump's executive order targeting ...
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Smithsonian leader: institution will continue to operate ‘free of partisanship’ following Trump attack
In an internal memo to staff, sent the day after Trump issued his executive order, Smithsonian secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III wrote that the institution’s board of regents —which includes Vice ...