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ICYMI: HIghlights from the week that was August 3 – 7, 2020

No one can keep up with everything, so let us do it for you. We’ll gather the top Smithsonian stories from across the country and around the world each week so you’ll never be at a loss about what’s happening in our world.

The ramifications of the atomic bomb continue to reverberate 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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This is a sampling of approximately 1,790 media clips covering the Smithsonian.

History, Culture and Education

How Black Is King Got Its African Lullabies

Slate – August 5, 2020

Hiroshima at 75: bitter row persists over US decision to drop the bomb

The Guardian – August 5, 2020

Hiroshima after 75 years: Walking the path of the atomic bomb

CNN.com – August 4, 2020

What the White House says about civil rights is not what Trump says, again and again

The Washington Post – August 4, 2020

Forgery forensics: How the Smithsonian helped identify two stolen Columbus letters

CBS News – August 2, 2020

20th-Century Slavery in a California Sweatshop Was Hiding in Plain Sight

Smithsonian.com – August 1, 2020

WSJ – The Resilience of the Black American

The New York Times – The Strange Lives of Objects in the Coronavirus Era

National Museum of the American Latino

Election 2020 live updates: Trump heading to Ohio while Biden addresses Latino leaders

The Washington Post – August 6, 2020

It’s time to fully recognize our history: A Latino museum will highlight foundational contributions

The Dallas Morning News – August 5, 2020

House Passes Bill to Create Smithsonian Museum for American Latinos

NBC Washington – August 3, 2020

House Approves Bill To Create Smithsonian Museum For American Latinos

National Public Radio – August 2, 2020

Science and Technology

Popsicles and belly rubs: The joys of watching a panda grow up

National Geographic – August 6, 2020

The New York Times – How Woody Vines Do the Twist

Secretary Bunch

Smithsonian chief ponders reopening strategy

Federal News Radio – August 5, 2020

Smithsonian director on what it takes to reopen, transform during COVID-19 pandemic

WTOP.com – August 5, 2020

Various Subjects

The best things to do — virtually and in person — while quarantined in the D.C. area

Washington Post – August 7, 2020

Editors’ Picks: 17 Events for Your Art Calendar This Week, From a Peek Into MoMA’s Film Vault to the Parrish Reopening

Artnet – August 4, 2020

 

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Posted: 13 August 2020
About the Author:

Madeleine “Maddie” Weyand-Geise recently joined OPA as the public affairs assistant, though she’s yet to step foot into the Castle as an employee. After starting work mid-pandemic, Maddie can’t wait for coworkers other than her aloe plant. Maddie comes to OPA with a background working in communications for local arts organizations and higher education. With degrees in art history and public relations, Maddie sees the Smithsonian as the perfect workplace to combine her passions for art, public access and education.