Trailblazing Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Receives the Smithsonian's Great Americans Medal

Trailblazing Filmmaker Ava DuVernay Receives the Smithsonian's Great Americans Medal

DuVernay is the first director, writer and producer to earn the honor, which recognizes "lifetime contributions embodying American ideas and ideals"

Ava DuVernay tells what Smithsonian museums mean to Americans amid Trump overhaul

Acclaimed director Ava DuVernay reflected on what the Smithsonian museums mean to Americans as she received a lifetime achievement award on Thursday at the National Museum of American History. Two months after President Trump signed an executive order targeting the Smithsonian in an effort to eliminate “divisive or anti-American ideology,” the museum honored DuVernay with the Great Americans medal for her contributions to American ideals and ide…

Leadership Issues At National Museum Of African American History Point Of Public Concern

Source: The Washington Post / Getty The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., is experiencing one of its most turbulent periods in its nearly nine years of existence and is currently without leadership after its executive director stepped down. The institution’s recent targeting by President Donald Trump over what his administration deems are “divisive” exhibits has raised concerns among advocat…

Ava DuVernay Defends a Smithsonian Under Fire From Trump

The director Ava DuVernay on Thursday added her voice to those defending the Smithsonian Institution following President Trump’s efforts to try to reshape its depiction of American history. Ms. DuVernay, a prominent Black filmmaker whose works have included “Selma” and “13th,” was receiving the Great Americans Medal in a ceremony at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. Speaking at the award ceremony, Ms. DuVernay …

Dr. Amos C. Brown Calls Out Smithsonian Over Returned Artifacts, Warns of Trump-Era Attacks on Black History - Nashville PRIDE, Inc.

Civil rights icon Dr. Amos C. Brown criticized the Smithsonian for quietly returning key artifacts, linking the move to Trump-era policies and warning of a growing campaign to erase Black history. The post Dr. Amos C. Brown Calls Out Smithsonian Over Returned Artifacts, Warns of Trump-Era Attacks on Black History appeared first on Nashville PRIDE, Inc..

BLACK HISTORY: Dr. Amos C. Brown Calls Out Smithsonian Over Returned Artifacts, Warns of Trump-Era Attacks on Black History - Free Press of Jacksonville

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Brown said the museum had previously asked to keep the items permanently. “Now, all of a sudden, you can have it back,” he said. “There was no conversation. Just an email.” Staff Report | BlackPressUSA.com | On Let It Be Known, the Black Press of America’s daily morning show, Dr. Amos C. Brown exposed what he described as an attempt to erase Black history through the Smithsonian’s decision to return artifacts he loan…