How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts . . . How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America's Past — Since taking office in January, President Trump has tried to reframe the country's past involving racism and discrimination by de-emphasizing that history or at times denying that it happened — NEWS ANALYSIS
The Trump Administration’s Assaults on Black History Leaders called the order a sign of the administration’s attempts to stifle cultural spaces dedicated to preserving Black history and truths that don’t align with Trump’s political ideology
Erasing Black History: How the Trump Administration Is . . . During his second term, President Donald Trump and his administration have adopted Project 2025’s policy agenda that seeks to erase Black history under the guise of implementing anti-DEI executive orders These actions completely contradict the meaning and significance of what Juneteenth is supposed to represent
Trumps Disregard Of Juneteenth Underscores Cruel Strategy . . . Trump issued statements commemorating Juneteenth each year during his first term as president In 2020, he campaigned to make it a federal holiday, even claiming at the time that he made the day “very famous” — despite the fact that Black Americans have been celebrating Juneteenth for generations, and that the day has been recognized by states across the U S for decades
Historians rip Trump attacks on the Black Smithsonian | AP News Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders sharply rebuked Trump on Friday for his order, entitled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History ” They argued that his executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is his administration’s latest move to downplay how race, racism and Black Americans themselves
The Institutions Fighting to Save Black History Under Trump In an executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” Trump proclaimed, “Over the past decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted and widespread effort to rewrite