'We're Losing Our Environmental History': The Future of Government Information Under Trump

'We're losing our environmental history': The future of government information under Trump

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The Future of Black History

I don’t know why I was surprised when President Trump went after the Smithsonian Institution, in particular the National Museum of African American History and Culture — or as it’s more informally known, the Black Smithsonian. If anything, I should have been surprised he held off for two months. On March 27, he issued “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” an executive order that accused the Smithsonian Institution of having “come und…

Urban Civil Rights Museum defies crusade to rewrite U.S. history

”He can try to rewrite history, but we have the receipts. And as the Smithsonian’s exhibits magnificently illustrate, African Americans have survived — and overcome — much worse than the frothings of a puffed-up president who fancies himself a king.”

National Urban League's Urban Civil Rights Museum In Harlem Defies Trump's Crusade To Rewrite American History - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.

The Urban Civil Rights Museum in Harlem will spotlight Northern Black activism, resisting efforts to erase U.S. racial history. Despite political backlash, it aims to preserve truth and inspire justice-driven action. The post National Urban League’s Urban Civil Rights Museum In Harlem Defies Trump’s Crusade To Rewrite American History appeared first on Nashville PRIDE, Inc..

The Importance of Black History in American Culture - Dallas Weekly

By Alecia Jackson On March 27, the executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History” was signed, targeting the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) for promoting an alleged “improper ideology.” This order threatens not only the ability of institutions to engage with the honest and truthful telling of Black history, but also our shared ability as a nation to understand Black history …