Smithsonian leader Lonnie Bunch to retire as Trump targets institution
Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch III announced Tuesday he will be stepping down from his role amid Trump administration disputes with the museum complex over how it presents American history. Bunch, 73, is the Smithsonian Institution’s first Black leader and founder of its National Museum of African American History and Culture. He’s served as the world’s…
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