African History Museum

Head of African American Museum on leave

Head of Washington's African American History museum on personal leave, Washington Post reports

The director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Kevin Young, has gone on personal leave, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing an internal email it obtained.

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Head of African American Museum on leave as Smithsonian faces Trump pressure

Kevin Young, an acclaimed poet who was named director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture in 2021, is on personal leave for an “undetermined period,” according to an email obtained by The Post.

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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

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Trump’s executive order targeted this museum. Many visitors question why.

As Washington’s famed cherry blossoms burst into bloom on Saturday, the lobby of the National Museum of African American ...

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Critics see Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’ as an effort to sanitize racism in US history

Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders are sharply rebuking President Donald Trump for his order ...

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Trump Order Targets Museum Opened by Barack Obama

In 2016, former President Barack Obama opened the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C.

Trump targeted this museum. Many visitors question why.

President Trump targeted the Smithsonian Institution and especially its National Museum of African American History and Culture with an executive order.

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