Head of African American Museum Departs as Trump Targets Smithsonian
Kevin Young, who has led the National Museum of African American History and Culture since 2021, went on leave before the ...
Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure
The internal announcement, which has not previously been made public, came nearly two weeks before President Trump issued an ...
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Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure
Kevin Young, the director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is not currently leading the museum and has been on personal leave as of March 14, according to an ...
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Critics see Trump attacks on 'Black Smithsonian' as effort to sanitize racism in US history
They say it's the administration’s latest move to downplay how race, racism and Black Americans shaped the nation’s story.
Never-before-seen scrapbooks tell the story of Pearl Bailey’s life from North Philadelphia to Hollywood
Bailey was born in Newport News, Va. in 1917. In the 1930s, she moved to North Philadelphia’s 1946 N. 23rd Street — a blue ...
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Director Of The National Museum Of African American History And Culture Is Placed On ‘Indefinite Leave’
National Museum of African American History and Culture is on "indefinite leave." Shanita Brackett current director of operations will step in as interim director. Kevin Young, director of the ...
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African American Museum director on indefinite leave as Trump targets Smithsonian institutions
Young’s leave came two weeks before Trump’s 27 March Executive Order that specifically targets the Smithsonian Museum ...
CT Culture Corner: Mattatuck art spurs trivia question, plus Tudor stare-down
This week, the Mattatuck Museum is exhibiting the art of Elizabeth Catlett, the first person, first woman and first ...