Lonnie Bunch. III announced he will resign from the Smithsonian at the end of fiscal year 2026. (TSN): Lonnie Bunch, III the first African American and first historian to lead the Smithsonian Institute is leaving the post at the end of the year. He says it is not due to the pressure from the Trump Administration to be less negative about U.S. History; but he told the New York Times the job has been stressful. When the administration insisted that museum present more patriotic