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This is urgent: Donald Trump just escalated his war on Black history, ordering warning signs to be placed outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History telling visitors not to trust what they're about to see.
Families will walk toward one of the world's most respected museums and be greeted by government signs directing them toward websites and "approved" sources chosen by the White House instead of the museum exhibits. The message is unmistakable: Americans must be warned against believing the truth about slavery, segregation, and Black resistance.
Color Of Change refuses to let Trump’s propaganda become the new normal. Every attempt to erase Black history creates another opportunity to organize people around the truth — and so we are doubling down on our work to make sure these attacks backfire.
We are growing our rapid-response infrastructure to make every attempt to censor Black history a political disaster. Every time Trump tries, we're going to make sure ten times MORE people see the truth than ever see his lies. We'll keep mobilizing the public to demand our decisionmakers act. We’ll keep partnering with Black cultural institutions so that more people can access them. We'll keep demanding corporations stop hiding behind silence. And we'll keep investing in Black storytellers, educators, museums, and organizers who refuse to let our history disappear.
Color Of Change isn’t simply responding to attacks on Black history — we’ve built one of the nation’s most comprehensive campaigns to defend it. Will you rush a donation of $25 today to power our Black History Defense Fund today?
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Let’s be clear about why this is happening: Trump is afraid of Black history because it tells the story of what organized people can accomplish. It tells the truth about slavery, Jim Crow, voter suppression, mass incarceration, and generations of resistance that forced this country to become more democratic.
We have known what was coming and have been preparing accordingly. First, Trump accused the Smithsonian Institution of focusing on "how bad slavery was." (Yes, for real.) Then the administration attacked Smithsonian leadership, including its first Black leader, Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III, for "radical activism." Now, Trump is ordering physical warning signs to be placed outside one of the country's most important museums because of the museum’s "Ideological Capture".
It’s a tactic straight out of an authoritarian playbook — but Color Of Change will not retreat.
From the beginning, we confronted these attacks publicly, mobilized our members, elevated the issue nationally, and helped create the pressure that forced institutions to defend the integrity of Black history. We continued organizing, building partnerships, engaging institutions, and creating opportunities for people to experience Black history firsthand, elevating Black historians, artists, educators, and organizers to make sure Trump's attempts to erase our history only bring more attention to it.
Our work is just beginning. Chip in $25 today to help Color Of Change fight back every time Black history comes under attack. Every dollar you give to our Black History Defense Fund helps us respond faster the next time they try.
We've already watched this administration pressure corporations into abandoning DEI. We've watched attacks on Black voting rights accelerate after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Now they are coming for the institutions that preserve our collective memory — and we refuse to allow it to be erased.
That’s why instead of simply telling people Black history matters, we’re removing barriers to accessing it. For our Day of Cultural Legacy earlier this year, we invited Black communities into Black historical institutions, covered the cost of admission, created spaces for intergenerational conversation, and reminded thousands of people that our history belongs to us regardless of who occupies the White House.
More than 2,000 people participated across three cities. Families, young people, elders, organizers, artists, and local leaders gathered inside institutions dedicated to preserving Black history — not simply as visitors, but as active stewards of our collective memory. We encouraged attendees to carry those stories back into their neighborhoods, their families, and their communities, reinforcing the idea that preserving Black history is a shared responsibility, not just the work of museums.
As Trump’s attacks grow, now our task is to keep this powerful work going, and continue to grow it. Let’s do that, together.
Until Justice Is Real,
Color Of Change
