In Trump’s Ideal Picture of America, Diversity Is Taboo

Using the full power of the federal government, President Trump has promoted a vision of America that challenges the legitimacy of the Black experience.

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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.

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Justice Sotomayor Urges Lawyers to ‘Stand Up’ and ‘Fight This Fight’

In pointed remarks, the justice told an audience of hundreds of lawyers that she had joined them as “an act of solidarity.”

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Trump’s Wishes Aside, Censoring Racial History May Prove Difficult

Efforts to take the edge off the nation’s racial past in compliance with White House executive orders are facing resistance from institutions and citizens determined to preserve the truth about Black history.

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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 president criticized the institution in an executive order.

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Smithsonian’s Leader’s Future Unclear After Trump Executive Order

The president’s executive order demanding change at the institution presents a perilous test for Lonnie G. Bunch III, its secretary, whom the White House calls a partisan Democrat.

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Biden, in Angola, Warns That Slavery’s History Should Not be Erased

In becoming the first American leader to visit Angola, President Biden said it was important not to forget the ugly legacy that originally defined relations with Africa.

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