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Could Chicago museums be affected by Trump administration review of Smithsonian museums?
The Trump administration has started outlining some of the Smithsonian Institution's art, information, and imagery that it has deemed "too woke," as the administration calls for a review of the federal museum system. Could these reviews affect Chicago area institutions? The review was announced in a letter Tuesday to Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch, signed by Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought and two other White House aides. It comes after President Trump signed an executive order in March pushing for changes at the Smithsonian, including the removal of "improper ideology." The review is timed with next year's celebrations of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the letter said. "This initiative aims to ensure alignment with the President's directive to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive or partisan narratives, and restore confidence in our shared cultural institutions," the White House's letter read. The administration's review will initially focus on eight museums, including the National Museum of African American History and Culture — which was highlighted in Mr. Trump's executive order for allegedly featuring "divisive, race-centered ideology" — as well as the Air and Space Museum, the Museum of American History and the National Portrait Gallery, among others. Additional museums will be reviewed in a future phase. The Trump administration outlined several items it finds objectionable in their recent Smithsonian review — including artistic renderings of border crossings, a stop-motion animation of Dr. Anthony Fauci, and programming highlighting Latinos and Latinas with disabilities. Among the Chicago Smithsonian affiliates is the DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center — the nation's oldest independent Black history museum. DuSable said in part: "Museums are keepers of history, and it is important that they reflect the truth of our past, no matter how painful or triumphant…. As a museum we have a responsibility to preserve the full record of human experience — both solemn moments and inspiring achievements — so that future generations can find their way forward." President Trump this week said on social media, "The Smithsonian is out of control," and added that it focuses on "how horrible our country is, how bad slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been." "It's obvious that what he is attempting to do is create an ethnocentric country that is solely for the benefit of white heterosexual males who are wealthy," said educator and author Ernest Crim III. Crim uses social media to spread knowledge of Black history, and said he has relied on museums, including the DuSable, in his teaching. "You know, I could talk about this stuff all the time, but until they can see the actual signs, or the actual doors that show the Black Panthers having their doors shot down, or to see actual chains, or to see what the Middle Passage could have been like, it doesn't really hit home," Crim said. In addition to the DuSable Museum, Chicago area Smithsonian Affiliates include the Schingoethe Center at Aurora University, which focuses on Native American history; the Adler Planetarium; and the Illinois Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art in Oak Brook, which features gemstone works. Lizzadro staff said they are "following updates like everyone else." Joe Walsh contributed to this report.
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6 Men Are Killed in an Accident at a Colorado Dairy Farm
Six men were killed in an accident on a dairy farm in a rural town in northeastern Colorado, local authorities said on Thursday. The men's bodies were discovered after fire crews were called to a 'confined space rescue' at 6 p.m. local time on Wednesday near the farming town of Keenesburg, about 40 miles northeast of Denver, according to a statement from Tom Beach, chief of the Southeast Weld County Fire Protection District. Officials in Weld County, a large agricultural and oil and gas region, did not release the men's identities or any more information about where the men had been found or how they had died. Melissa Chesmore, a spokeswoman for the Weld County sheriff, said there was 'nothing criminal in nature.' Officials also did not identify the dairy farm where the accident happened, but property records and Colorado business records indicate it is the Prospect Valley Dairy. The business did not return calls for comment on Thursday. Farming is one of the deadliest jobs in the United States, and dairies can be especially treacherous for farmworkers. They can be crushed by livestock and machinery, suffocate in grain silos that store feed for livestock, or asphyxiate on gases given off by manure pits. An official with the Weld County coroner told CBS Colorado that gas exposure could be to blame in the deaths of the six men. In March 2021, an immigrant farmworker drowned at a different dairy farm in La Salle, Colo., after his truck pitched into a manure-storage lagoon. That led state lawmakers to intensify their efforts to pass farmworker-safety protections. Keenesburg is a fast-growing town with about 2,000 people, where farmers and ranchers raise beef, chicken and grains for distilleries, said its mayor, Aron Lam. He said most residents work in farming or the oil and gas industry, or commute to the Denver metro area. 'We're a very close-knit community,' he said. 'It's mostly just farm fields.'
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Vance urges Republicans to campaign on passage of Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Fox News correspondent Mark Meredith reports on Vice President JD Vance's visit to Georgia and a potential 2028 White House run on 'Special Report.'
