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ICYMI: Highlights from the week of Feb. 21 – Feb. 25, 2022

This is a sampling of approximately 4,340 media clips covering the Smithsonian this week.

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Art and Design

Photograph taken at the start of the Baltimore uprising became an overnight sensation  
NPR – February 23, 2022

National Portrait Gallery marks 50 years of Watergate scandal with new exhibition  
WUSA-TV – February 22, 2022

National Museum of Asian Art preparing new display  
FOX 5 DC – February 18, 2022

History, Culture and Education

How Trayvon changed America  
MSNBC – February 24, 2022

Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum: On Being Powered By the People  
The Washington Informer – February 22, 2022

White violence destroyed Reconstruction. Black faith persisted.  
MSNBC – February 22, 2022

A picture of U.S. democracy in action: Black people at work, rest and play  
NPR – February 22, 2022

Mother Tongue Film Festival  
WJLA-TV – February 21, 2022

Can movies help save the world’s dying languages? New wave of Indigenous films share untold stories 
USA Today – February 20, 2022

New exhibit at NMAAHC spotlights women of the Civil Rights Movement  
WJLA-TV – February 18, 2022

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Science and Technology

Dinosaur-killing asteroid most likely struck in spring  
National Geographic – February 23, 2022

Oldest human DNA from Africa reveals complex migrations  
Science.org – February 23, 2022

Secretary Bunch

How the Smithsonian Is Honoring Remarkable American Women  
Smithsonian Magazine – February 24, 2022

Various Subjects

Smithsonian’s Black History Museum Begins $350 Million Fundraiser  
The Washington Informer – February 22, 2022

What Do Flowers Symbolize? Lily, Peony and Hibiscus Meanings Explained  
Newsweek – February 19, 2022

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Posted: 26 February 2022
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.