ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - President Donald Trump and the White House announced this past week that African American exhibits at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History and other museums nationwide will undergo internal reviews.
What we know:
The administration said the reviews are intended to ensure exhibits present what the president described as a "fair, not woke" view of America. Trump also posted on Truth social media criticizing current exhibits, saying they focus too much on "how horrible our country is" instead of achievements.
The Pushback:
Critics say the reviews amount to rewriting history. The Association for the Study of African American Life and History — the group that founded Black History Month — called the plan "an effort to whitewash history," and vowed to