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BSN EXCLUSIVE: Emmett Till Exhibit NOT Altered. Trump’s Black History Threat Remains.

2026-07-17 News & Politics
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A viral claim said the National Museum of African American History and Culture had altered the Emmett Till exhibit. Black Star Network checked it for itself and found the claim was false. For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (724) 264-8281 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/roland Paid Partnership Black Star Network sent reporter Logan Johns to the National Museum of African American History and Culture to verify a viral claim that the photograph of Emmett Till’s battered face had been removed from the solemn casket exhibit. Johns confirmed that the exhibit remains unchanged, and museum employees also said no major changes had been made. Roland Martin made clear that the correction does not erase the larger threat. He said Donald Trump still cannot be trusted as a steward of history and warned that the administration’s broader pressure on museums and historical interpretation remains real. Congressman Jonathan Jackson called efforts to defile history “ungodly” and “unholy,” said the Smithsonian is sacred ground, and warned against erasing African American history. The RMU panel added that even though the viral claim was false, the fear behind it was believable because Black history is already under pressure in Trump’s America. #BlackStarNetwork #RolandMartinUnfiltered #Smithsonian #EmmettTill #BlackHistory #JonathanJackson Black Star Network Partner: Chapter Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options We’ve launched our official Telegram channel. Follow for the latest videos from #RolandMartinUnfiltered & Black Star Network. No algorithms. Just updates. 👉🏾 t.me/blackstarnetwork Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXB7nX8bL2U2sje8d212Yw/join Support #RolandMartinUnfiltered and #BlackStarNetwork 👉🏾 Use Cash App by visiting Stripe https://buy.stripe.com/7sI3ccgYyfSQ8y45kl 👉🏾 PayPal ☛ https://www.paypal.me/rmartinunfiltered Venmo ☛https://venmo.com/rmunfiltered Zelle ☛ [email protected] Annual or monthly recurring #BringTheFunk Fan Club membership via paypal ☛ https://rolandsmartin.com/rmu-paypal/ Download the #BlackStarNetwork app on iOS, AppleTV, Android, Android TV, Roku, FireTV, SamsungTV and XBox 👉🏾 http://www.blackstarnetwork.com #RolandMartinUnfiltered and the #BlackStarNetwork are news reporting platforms covered under Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Top Comments (10)

@sunshineb-d5006 2026-07-17

I'm so tired of this administration!!

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@jeannieves6275 2026-07-17

We ain’t Forgetting White peoples

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@RandyWilson-x7q 2026-07-17

They cannot Erase Black History No matter How Hard They Try Too we must be Vigilant we as Black People have the History with in us to Teach the next Generation 😡

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@GENESEE26 2026-07-17

I remember when I read an article stating that the mother wanted the casket open and pictures to be taken so the world could see what happened to her son. What they did to that legacy is such a petty disgrace.

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@jeannieves6275 2026-07-17

Guilt

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@jytruthbetold9906 2026-07-17

Thank you for fact checking

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@dwainsimmons3447 2026-07-17

And why are white conservatives attacking Black history, because if their white children find out that their parents are involved in the oppression and discrimination against Black people, they will disown their parents.

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@ronaldcoates7228 2026-07-17

As long as we take government funds for these museums this administration will definitely pull things out THEY DEEM embarrassing and truth to their brutality towards Blacks , plain and simple . We need OUR OWN FUNDED MUSEUMS, it’s obviously 🙄 time , sad but true! 🤔🤷🏾‍♂️🤨✊🏾

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@user-bm7uu5mm5n 2026-07-17

Teaching any subject must be accurate and comprehensive. But for teaching history, it is a MUST. Texas has put out Bluebonnet curriculum. It’s both a sham and a shame.

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@rohim251x 2026-07-18

Vera Hart’s archetype quiz is one of those things you open as a joke and then accidentally start taking seriously. I even changed one of my answers because I didn’t like what it said about me lol.

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