Will Trump’s DEI cuts come for more iconic Black history? But we also know that in order to learn from our own history, we have to learn from our past mistakes,” he said Rather than confronting that past, the Trump administration seems intent on
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
How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts . . . How Trump Treats Black History Differently Than Other Parts of America’s Past By Erica L Green Jun 20, 2025, 7:54 pm 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
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
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