Lonnie G. Bunch III is the fourteenth secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the first African American and first historian to serve as head of the Smithsonian. In 2020, Bunch was interviewed by Dometi Pongo for his Smithsonian learning lab Songs for Change - Listening for Inequality.
Bunch served as the founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, which was targeted in Trump's latest executive order RESTORING TRUTH AND SANITY TO AMERICAN HISTORY, for in Trump's white nationalist opinion, subjecting America to "ideological indoctrination or divisive narratives that distort our shared history."
From Lead Belly to Kendrick Lamar, Black musicians have long used song to share stories of struggle and triumph. Join MTV News host Dometi Pongo and Secretary of the Smithsonian Lonnie G. Bunch III as they discuss music's role as a gateway to teaching others about Black culture and combating injustice. #BlackHistoryMatters #ConversationsInContext From the Series: Conversations in Context: Movements https://bitly.com/2OSUMWT
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