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Smithsonian Regents Name Lonnie Bunch 14th Smithsonian Secretary
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Smithsonian Regents Name Lonnie Bunch 14th Smithsonian Secretary

Sentinel News WireMay 30, 2019

The Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents announced today it elected Lonnie G. Bunch III, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, as the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian, effective June 16. Bunch is the founding director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, which opened in September 2016. He oversees the nation’s largest and most comprehensive cultural destination devoted exclusively to exploring, documenting and showcasing the African American story and its impact on American and world history. Bunch’s election is unprecedented for the Smithsonian: He will be the first African American to

Lonnie Bunch to Become New Smithsonian Institution Leader
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Lonnie Bunch to Become New Smithsonian Institution Leader

Associated Press- JESSE J. HOLLANDMay 28, 2019

WASHINGTON (AP) — When Lonnie Bunch started working on the Smithsonian’s first black museum, he had no collection, no building and one employee. The Smithsonian Institution rewarded the founding director of the wildly popular museum on Tuesday by putting him in charge of all 19 of its museums, making Bunch the 14th secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Bunch, in an interview with The Associated Press, said his time leading the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture will serve him well. “The Smithsonian is the most amazing place, and sometimes it forgets to act like it. I want