WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Cherfilus-McCormick Statement on the Smithsonian's Purging of Black Artifacts WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL) issued the following statement on reports (link is external) that the Administration has purged exhibit items at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. "This purge is nothing short of betrayal and is   more