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Why Is Trump Threatening Smithsonian’s African American History Museum but Not Other Iconic Museums Such as the Holocaust Museum?
In an executive order, the president explicitly called out the Smithsonian for “divisive, race-centered ideology.”
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New Smithsonian Policy Returns Looted, Unethically Acquired Items
The policy, which applies to all 20 Smithsonian sites, was officially adopted last week.
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Florida State Grant to Provide $30 Million in Funding to Black Museums
The funding will not only help preserve historical Black institutions in Florida, but will also alleviate funding concerns that many Black history museums face.
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Head of Indianapolis Art Museum Resigns After Tone-Deaf Job Posting For Someone to Maintain Institution’s ‘Core, White Art Audience’
There’s already evidence of telling slip-ups from organizations trying, and failing, to authentically show a commitment to diversity and inclusion so many of them publicly professed during the racial justice reckoning of 2020. Such is the case of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, which last week issued a job posting for a new…
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Thanks to Beyoncé and Jay-Z, Visitors Went 'Apeshit' at the Louvre in 2018—But a Fan Cries Foul
Come through, cultural influence! The Louvre may have already been the most popular museum in the world, but thanks to two of the most popular entertainers in the world (and one of the most powerful couples), the famed French museum broke a new record in 2018. According to The Guardian, over 10 million people visited…
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Meet ‘Angela,’ One of the 1st Slaves to Arrive in America
What if we could put names and faces to the Africans who were brought over to America as slaves in 1619? Would it humanize slavery instead of making it a category in American history that people love to conveniently forget or urge black folks to “just get over it”? The first Africans arrived at Point…