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Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch to Retire After Clash With Trump Over Black History Museum

Nationwide — Lonnie Bunch is stepping down as secretary of the Smithsonian Institution at the end of 2026 after a year of growing tension between the museum system and the Donald Trump administration over how American history should be presented. Bunch, who has led the Smithsonian since 2019, announced his retirement Tuesday. He said he was leaving with “very mixed emotions and heartfelt gratitude.” His departure comes as the Smithsonian faces increased scrutiny over how its museums present American history ahead […]

todaySeptember 14, 2026

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22-Year-Old HBCU Grad Makes History as the Youngest Mayor of His City in Georgia

Nationwide — Jayden Williams, a 22-year-old HBCU graduate of Clark Atlanta University, recently made history as Stockbridge, Georgia’s youngest mayor after defeating two-term incumbent Anthony Ford with 53 percent of the vote. Born and raised in Stockbridge, Williams said his win reflects the community’s desire for progress. “Beating a two-time incumbent is huge, and it just shows that Stockbridge is ready for some change,” he told Fox 5 Atlanta. Williams’ interest in public service started early. He served as Youth […]

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Can Black women help Doug Jones make history again in Alabama?

Former U.S. Senator Doug Jones is seeking to become Alabama’s next governor, and he’ll likely need the support of Black women to do it. Jones announced his campaign for governor on Monday, setting up a potential rematch against U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville, who is seeking the Republican nomination. Tuberville defeated Jones and ousted him from his Senate seat in 2020. But it was Black women who put Jones in office in the first place. In 2017, Jones became the first […]

todayNovember 27, 2025

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Zohran Mamdani wins Black and youth vote to make history as New York City’s next mayor

Democrat Zohran Mamdani was elected the next mayor of New York City, making history as the Big Apple’s first Muslim mayor and the youngest in more than a century. Tuesday marked the highest voter turnout in New York City in more than three decades, with more than two million voters, according to early vote counts. Mamdani’s victory is a strong endorsement of his campaign platform, which aims to raise taxes on the wealthy to address the city’s affordability crisis, including […]

todayNovember 5, 2025

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Jay Jones makes history as Virginia’s first Black attorney general

Democrat Jay Jones was elected Tuesday as Virginia attorney general, riding a wave of voter dissatisfaction with the White House to overcome the revelation that in 2022 he sent widely condemned texts embracing violence against a fellow state lawmaker. The former Virginia delegate defeated Republican incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares weeks after it emerged that Jones had texted a fellow delegate suggesting the then-House speaker should get “two bullets to the head.” Jones apologized for the private messages both in statements and […]

todayNovember 5, 2025

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Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents of US history, dies at 84

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history and a leading advocate for the invasion of Iraq, has died at age 84. The quietly forceful Cheney served father and son presidents, leading the armed forces as defense chief during the Persian Gulf War under President George H.W. Bush before returning to public life as vice president under Bush’s son, George W. Bush. Cheney was, in effect, […]

todayNovember 4, 2025

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A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump’s efforts to reshape how history is told

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, part of a broader effort by the president to reshape the way the country’s history is told. The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and diplomat who later served on the Arkansas Supreme Court, is the only outdoor statue of a Confederate leader in the nation’s capital. It has been contentious since it […]

todayOctober 30, 2025

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Trump’s ‘second-rate’ tirade against Yamiche Alcindor recalls history of attacks on Black female journalists

President Donald Trump personally attacked NBC News reporter Yamiche Alcindor at the White House as she questioned him about a jarring social media post in which he appeared to threaten “war” in Chicago. The blistering tirade recalled previous clashes with Alcindor and other Black female journalists during his first term, and drew swift criticisms from Black leaders, including the president of the nation’s largest association for Black journalists. “Are you trying to go to war with Chicago?” Alcindor asked Trump […]

todaySeptember 9, 2025

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Before his slavery remark, in 2017 Trump praised the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Here’s what he said

President Donald Trump‘s latest remark about slavery has put renewed scrutiny on the Smithsonian museums, which are currently under internal review by the White House to “remove divisive or partisan narratives” and “restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions.” In a Tuesday Truth Social post, the president appeared to suggest that the topic of slavery was a breach of what his administration considers too “woke.” “The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment […]

todayAugust 20, 2025