Lonnie Bunch

A statue of the Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, is part of the sports exhibit at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2016.

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The idea of a national African American museum went back 100 years before its opening

5:01am December 20, 2023

by Ayana Archie

The museum celebrated the 20th anniversary of legislation that funded it this week, but it can trace its origins back to Black veterans who fought for the Union Army in the Civil War.

Lonnie G. Bunch III, shortly after he was named Smithsonian Secretary in 2019

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Inside The Blacksonian With Lonnie Bunch

3:34pm March 18, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III talks about how he turned entry into the Blacksonian into the hottest ticket in town and how the coronavirus is affecting the Smithsonians.

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Lonnie Bunch, the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, stands for a portrait at his office. He will soon become the Smithsonian Institution's new secretary.

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Lonnie Bunch III Takes Helm Of The Smithsonian: 'I Feel The Weight Of History'

9:49am June 12, 2019

by Josh Axelrod

The founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture will become the Smithsonian Institution's first African American secretary.

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