Smithsonian's first black leader: 'There are still doors people can't get in'

Lonnie Bunch, named the 14th secretary of the Washington DC institution, aims to define Amerincanness through diverse stories

The corridor of power at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington is lined with framed portraits of its past leaders – a succession of white men of a certain age. But change is coming to the biggest museum, education and research complex in the world.

On Tuesday, the Smithsonian named Lonnie Bunch as its 14th secretary – and the first African American to hold the position in its 173-year history.

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