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Federal funding has been pulled from the Whitney Plantation — a Louisiana museum telling the truth about slavery and Black resistance. Cutting support for this vital history isn’t just erasure, it’s deliberate silencing. We must protect spaces that tell our stories.

Apr 24, 2025, 6:03 PM

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