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‘Don’t I deserve a little grace?’: Lonnie Bunch on pressure from Trump and leaving the Smithsonian on his own terms
By Charles M Blow

The man who shepherded the creation of the National Museum for African American History and Culture discusses his tenure and interference from the White House

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2026/sep/12/lonnie-bunch-smithsonian-resignation-trump

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#Jockstraps and #dragqueens are not what one would expect to see onstage at the #MetropolitanOpera. Nor was the work a #Black #composer until last year, when #TerenceBlanchard became the first with #FireShutUpinMyBones, based on the #memoir by #journalist #CharlesMBlow, who is openly #bisexual. Now, Blanchard returns to the Met with #champion another new work based on a #truestory about a #queer #Black #man.