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America, the Smithsonian, and Slavery | Opinion

This is not just about displays in the Smithsonian. America will never move forward, nor heal, as a society of diverse people ...

Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’

The remark, made as the president has ordered a wide-ranging review of museum exhibits, added to his pattern of minimizing Black history.

Smithsonian artists and scholars respond to White House list of objectionable art

A page published by the White House entitled "President Trump Is Right About the Smithsonian" lists exhibits, educational ...

'Hope and progress': White House official said this quote about discussing slavery

Claims that a White House official in charge of U.S. President Donald Trump's mandate to review exhibits within the ...

Jillian Michaels accuses CNN of 'lying,' 'smearing' her after viral slavery debate

Fitness trainer and media personality Jillian Michaels accused CNN anchor Abby Phillip of lying following a viral 'NewsNight' ...

Trump Smithsonian review point person: Placards written in ‘ideological fashion’

President Trump's adviser leading a review of Smithsonian museums' content defended the move as shifting the focus to ...

White House Says Slavery is Being Taught Wrong, Should Not Be So Negative

Lindsey Halligan, the White House official leading a review of the Smithsonian Institution, argued you "can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you talk about hope and progress" during a ...