Chicago pastor, Black clergy protect the “Blacksonian”

Erasing History: Trump’s Cuts to Federal Grants Threaten Black History Museums

The Trump admin continues to attack DEI, targeting museums dedicated to Black history. Dr. Tracie Therence Ferrell reminds us that this history is vital and more current than people realize. “This is history that is happening now,” says Dr. Ferrell. “My family is not even one generation removed from a slave plantation.” And yet these important stories are at risk of erasure. “What this administration is trying to do is not just erase parts of hi…

BLACK CHURCHES BACK AFRICAN PUBLIC NOTICE AMERICAN HISTORY MUSEUM

By: AP News As he does once a month, Rev. Robert Turner set out from his home in Baltimore last week and made the 43-mile journey to Wash- ington — on foot. By the evening of April 16, he had reached the White House, holding a sign that read “Reparations Now.” This time, Turner made an additional stop along the way: the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Turner knelt in prayer and placed a wreath at the entrance of the mu…

Chicago pastor, Black clergy protect the “Blacksonian”

President Donald Trump’s crusade against diversity has attacked nearly everything touching on race, from freezing federal investigations of civil rights violations to scrubbing Harriet Tubman from a website on the Underground Railroad. But when he came for the Smithsonian Museum’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. — a.k.a. The Blacksonian — Rev. Dr. Otis Moss III, senior pastor of Trinity United Church o…

African American history museum returns artifacts to owners

Several artifacts are being removed from the National Museum of African American History and Culture, according to the owners of the artifacts. The removals come after the Trump administration issued an executive order to remove pieces of history from Smithsonian museums in D.C. The owners of some historical objects inside the museum tell News4 their items are being wiped from the displays. Some visitors were shocked to see some gone, saying the…

Trump Targets the National Museum of African American History and Culture

BlackPressUSA TVSat, April 26, 2025 12:49pmURL:Embed:The first Black president, Democrat Barack Obama, opened the …

Leading Civil Rights Groups Unite to Defend Black History, Books, Art and Culture

WASHINGTON, DC, April 28, 2025 — Today, a coalition of leading civil rights groups announced they have signed onto an affirmation in defense of Black history, texts and art, as the Trump administration continues to attack the critical civic infrastructure that allows the public to understand that Black history is American history and that empowers all […] The post Leading Civil Rights Groups Unite to Defend Black History, Books, Art and Culture …