DARK SECRETS: 16 | Vintage Vibes

Donald Trump thinks the Smithsonian ‘is out of control’ for teaching us about ‘how bad slavery was’

Trump wants to re-write history because apparently it's too woke.

We Got This Covered · Aug 20, 2025

Trump says Smithsonian museums only cover ‘how bad Slavery was’ in US

US President says a review of the national museums will be similar to those he has ordered for universities.

Al Jazeera · Aug 20, 2025

‘Nothing about Success’: Trump rages that ‘woke’ Smithsonian teaches ‘how bad Slavery was’

President has been attacking museums and institutions across the country for teaching history he deems unflattering

The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025

Horror, beauty and reframing colonial histories – what to watch, see and read this week

I do love a good, proper horror film that puts a bony, creepy hand of unease on your shoulder. With a strange mystery and growing sense of distrust at its heart, Weapons appears to be just that – and going by the trailer, it will scare the bejasus out of…

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025

Jane Austen at 250: Why we shouldn’t exaggerate her radicalism

The BBC’s recent docuseries, Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius, the PBS mini-series Miss Austen as well as cultural and tourism festivities are all marking the 250th anniversary of Austen’s birth for a global audience.

The Conversation · Aug 7, 2025

Hegseth attended service at church of ‘Christian nationalist’ pastor who doesn’t think women should vote and wants US to be theocracy

Doug Wilson has faced criticism for right-wing views on feminism, slavery, and gay marriage

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

New research reveals King George IV profited from slavery in Grenada

Experts say finding heightens pressure on the monarchy to confront its historical links to slavery

The Guardian - US · Aug 7, 2025

Potential victims of modern slavery at record high, latest figures show

The latest Government data, published on Wednesday, gives figures for the three months from April to June 2025.

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025

Hegseth announces return of Confederate statue that whitewashes slavery to Arlington Cemetery: ‘We honor it’

‘It never should have been taken down by woke lemmings. Unlike the Left, we don’t believe in erasing American history,’ Defense Secretary says

The Independent UK · Aug 6, 2025

Plantation tourism, memory and the uneasy economics of heritage in the American South

The American South – and the nation more broadly – continues to wrestle with how to remember its most painful chapters. Tourism is one of the arenas where that struggle is most visible.

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025