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Source: Washington Post

5/28/19

Smithsonian names Lonnie Bunch III as new secretary, the first African American in the top spot

Lonnie G. Bunch III, director of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, will become the next secretary of the Smithsonian.

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Smithsonian names Lonnie Bunch III as new secretary, the first African American in the top spot