Trump Wants “American Exceptionalism” at the Smithsonian. Will He Get It?

The Trump administration will begin a “comprehensive internal review” of the Smithsonian Institution, including an examination of exhibitions, curatorial processes, educational materials, and programming related to the 250th anniversary of the United States’ founding. In ....

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Raymond Saunders, Who Made the Color Black His Own, Dies at 90 

Portrait of American artist Raymond Saunders (1970s) (photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) Raymond Saunders, whose collage-based paintings and installation works grappled with the complexities of lived experience, racial identity, and broader sociopolitical structures, died on ....

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