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������������ (������������), based in Washington, D.C., managed to find a bit of levity in an otherwise bleak situation with its email. The message that landed in supporters’ inbox on May 7 led with the subject line: “They Dumped Us!” ������������ goes on to explain $30,000 in NEA funding earmarked for the expansion of its What’s Out There Guide to African American Cultural Landscapes had been terminated.

“Losing a $30,000 NEA grant is significant,” the read. “������������ honored its commitment by securing the required matching funds, and undertaking the work in earnest, but now, critical arts funding has been stripped/withdrawn. The NEA has supported ������������’s work repeatedly over the past two decades, through multiple administrations; indeed, they have been a vital partner, which has inspired others to give. But ������������ can no longer count on federal support.”