The Smithsonian Institution's leadership is standing firm after the Trump administration ordered a review last month of its exhibits, accusing the museum network of pushing a "race-centered ideology." In an internal memo to staff Friday obtained by Courthouse News Service,

Smithsonian Institution's leader reassures mission to preserve American history amidst Trump's executive order targeting 'anti-American ideology' in cultural institutions.

Kevin Young, who took the helm in 2021, has been absent from his position since March 14 for an “undetermined period.”

His executive order faulted an exhibit which “promotes the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct,” a widely held position in the scientific community.

Explore the National Museum of African American History and Culture, a beacon of African-American history, under threat from Trump's executive order.

An executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is prompting questions over the organization’s past and who runs and funds it.

The president complained in an executive order that the Smithsonian had advanced “narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive.”

The Smithsonian, which oversees numerous museums and cultural centers, including the Air and Space Museum and the National Museum of African American History and Culture, is coming under criticism from President Donald Trump.

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