US EditionPerformance, museums, history: Trump's cultural power grab
- President Donald Trump's executive order targets the Smithsonian, aiming to remove what he calls "divisive ideology" from its museums and the National Zoo.
- Critics argue that Trump's actions distort American history and threaten the independence of the Smithsonian, which celebrates diverse narratives.
- Margaret Huang of the Southern Poverty Law Center described Trump's order as "the latest attempt to erase our history" and an effort to disguise racism as patriotism.
- Historians like Robert McCoy emphasize that Trump's initiatives reflect a broader attempt at cultural dominance and control, similar to authoritarian regimes' strategies.
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What might be behind the deletion of US archive images
Diversity, equality, inclusion - for the Trump administration are the key words. Therefore, there is a comprehensive erasure in archives. It itself meets a historic plane - named after a woman named Gay. By Stefan Troendle.[more]]>
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Trump’s order on museums sparks debate among Americans on patriotism and history
WASHINGTON, March 30 — Ernest, a lifelong Washington DC resident, stood on the National Mall on Friday with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture’s distinctive shape inspired by African motifs in the background. The vendor, who declined to give his last name, said he saw President Donald Trump’s recent executive order aimed at restricting programming he deemed anti-American at federally funded museums and cult…
Trump is weakening America from within
First, President Donald Trump took control the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts because it did not “share our Vision for a Golden Age in Arts and Culture.” Now, he has named Vice President JD Vance to do the same with the Smithsonian Institution. The Trump administration did restore funding after trying to kill off Radio Free Europe, but RFE isn’t safe - it would greatly please the president’s autocratic idol, Vladimir Putin, if tr…
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