Lonnie G. Bunch III
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14th Secretary of the @Smithsonian, founding director of @NMAAHC, author, historian, film lover, New Jersey born and bred. https://t.co/JLlG22c0Vk
Washington, DC
Joined September 2019
RT @JHUBloombergCtr: What role can museums, libraries, and archives play in democracy?. #HopkinsBloombergCenter hosted a groundbreaking pan….
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Johns Hopkins hosts pioneering panel on democracy and shared heritage featuring heads of Smithsonian, Library of Congress, and National Archives
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RT @NMAAHC: 📺 [WATCH] a discussion panel with Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Jones Jr., and NMAAHC Museum Specialist Tulani Salahu-Din in celebra….
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RT @CNNOpinion: "The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was not the endpoint of that struggle, but a single point on a continuum of those endeavoring….
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Lonnie G. Bunch III recalls tense childhood trips “down South” with his family. Passage of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 made those journeys much less fraught, he writes.
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RT @NMAAHC: Join a special panel discussion celebrating James Baldwin's 100th birthday! Explore his impact on contemporary theater and film….
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RT @smithsonian: Join us for THE education event of the summer, featuring more than 40 sessions led by Smithsonian educators, classroom tea….
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This Fourth of July, experience American history at a museum, library, or archive. Here is what you’ll find at ours. Thank you to @AOTUS11_Shogan and @LibnOfCongress for joining me to share this message.
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The Fourth of July is a day to see US history up close, write Lonnie G. Bunch III, Carla Hayden and Colleen Shogan, who head some of America’s top cultural institutions.
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RT @LibnOfCongress: It was my honor to pen this joint Independence Day essay with @SmithsonianSec and @AOTUS11_Shogan. “To secure a better….
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The Fourth of July is a day to see US history up close, write Lonnie G. Bunch III, Carla Hayden and Colleen Shogan, who head some of America’s top cultural institutions.
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It was a pleasure to have @FLOTUS join us for a special announcement: by the end of the year, the @NationalZoo will once again be home to a pair of giant pandas. #DCpandas 🐼
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A new pair of giant pandas is now home at the Smithsonian's National Zoo! Find out how to visit Bao Li and Qing Bao and learn about the Smithsonian's panda conservation program.
It’s official: the pandas are coming to D.C.!. Alongside @FLOTUS, we’re thrilled to announce that by the end of this year, the Zoo will once again be home to two giant pandas. #DCPandas
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RT @tcm: Through interviews and archival footage, FREEDOM ON MY MIND tells the story of the drive to register African-American voters in 19….
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RT @SImarineGEO: Today’s the day: the #OceanBiodiversitySummit is here! Ocean life knows no political boundaries and touches everyone. Safe….
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RT @SImarineGEO: Mark your calendars for the @smithsonian and @NOAA led virtual #OceanBiodiversitySummit on January 23! A group of ocean le….
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RT @NMAAHC: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born #OnThisDay in Atlanta, Georgia 95 years ago. Today, Dr. King is one of the most recognized….
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RT @NMAAHC: On display now: Martin Luther King Jr.’s original speech from the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It will be o….
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RT @NMAAHC: #OnThisDay 20 years ago, President George W. Bush signed the legislation to create our museum. Our museum is the nation’s large….
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RT @AtlanticLIVE: Can America live up to its highest ideals?. @smithsonian’s @SmithsonianSec is joining @TheAtlantic’s Vann R. Newkirk II a….
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For many, the chairs of characters Archie and Edith became pilgrimage objects to visit at @amhistorymuseum. When I see them, I'm reminded of how much of Lear's creative output asked us to grapple with the complexities of citizenship. My condolences to his friends and community.
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The "All in the Family" cast visited @amhistorymuseum to donate Archie and Edith Bunker's chairs in 1978. Shown above are Jean Stapleton, Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, Norman Lear, Sally Struthers, and Rob Reiner. This photo is in the collection of our @SmithsonianArch.
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Pop culture has the power to change hearts and minds. Norman Lear took that power seriously, though he often used humor to personalize the political. "All in the Family" broke ground in the 1970s, exploring issues of race, gender, war, poverty, and what it means to be American.
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@NMNH In this video from our @smithsoniannpg, she speaks about how aware she was of opening doors for women in the legal profession who would follow her example. "I wanted, since I was the first, not to be the last." My condolences to her family and community.
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Her love of education and access to knowledge for all made her a great ally of the Smithsonian Institution. In her many years of support the Smithsonian's work, she served on the board of our @NMNH.
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