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White House will celebrate Black History Month as some government agencies skip after anti-DEI order

The Trump administration will celebrate Black History Month at the White House on Thursday, preserving a tradition at the same time that President Donald Trump’s executive order ending the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs has disrupted its observance elsewhere. The ceremony comes as Trump has called DEI programs “discrimination” and pushed to eradicate diversity programs from the government, directed that DEI workers eventually be laid off and exerted similar pressure on the private sector to shift to an exclusive focus on merit. […]

todayFebruary 20, 2025

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Trump’s Education secretary pick declines to say if Black history courses violate anti-DEI order

Linda McMahon, President Donald Trump‘s nominee for secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, vaguely responded to questions from U.S. senators about whether Black history courses in public schools would violate Trump’s anti-DEI order in education. And while she expressed support for continued funding for HBCUs, McMahon signaled that some schools could lose federal funding for so-called DEI programs. During her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday, McMahon was asked directly by Senator […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

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While Trump Bans DEI, He’s Hosting Black History Month?! – BlackPressUSA

It is official,. The Trump Administration is hosting its White House Black History Month Celebration this Wednesday. This gathering of Black officials and others happens in the midst of the Trump administration’s anti-DEI and anti-woke efforts.  During this administration’s first White House Press Briefing, January 28th, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt affirmed “we will continue to celebrate American history and the contributions that all Americans, regardless of race, religion or creed have made to our great country.  America is […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025

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Trump press secretary says White House intends to celebrate Black History Month and contributions of ‘all Americans’

Amid concerns about whether President Donald Trump‘s anti-DEI orders should be interpreted as the federal government ending its tradition of observing Black History Month, Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the White House “certainly still intends to celebrate.” “We will continue to celebrate American history and the contributions that all Americans, regardless of race, religious creed, have made to our great country,” Leavitt said during the Trump administration’s first official press briefing since President Trump took office on Jan. 20. […]

todayJanuary 29, 2025

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State Department officials told to maintain ‘spirit’ of Trump’s anti-DEI order for Black History Month

President Donald Trump‘s executive order to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion appears to be causing confusion regarding whether federal agencies can observe Black History Month. A new report from the Wall Street Journal found that Department of State officials inquired about BHM, which begins on Saturday, following Trump’s orders to eliminate all DEI federal programs and offices and reverse decades-old enforcement of racial and gender discrimination laws. In response to the query as to whether the department could celebrate Black […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025

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Fact check: Did President Donald Trump ‘cancel’ Black History Month?

After President Donald Trump signed executive orders in his first week in office ending federal programs related to diversity, equity, and inclusion and reversing executive enforcement of civil rights laws, public statements made on social media have suggested that the 47th president of the United States also moved to end the official observance of Black History Month. “While someone has tried to cancel Black history month… that is NOT happening in our office,” wrote U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, on […]

todayJanuary 28, 2025

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Kamala Harris etches her name in history with desk signing and hints at what’s next for her

Kamala Harris marked the end of her vice presidency with a tradition at the White House as she signed her name onto a ceremonial desk that has been signed by every vice president since the mid-1900s. In her ceremonial office inside the Eisenhower Executive Office Building just across the street from the White House, Harris added her signature to the desk’s top drawer. The historical desk, first used by former President Theodore Roosevelt in 1902, has been used by several […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Trump’s Defense cabinet pick Pete Hegseth has a history of hostility toward racial equity

Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of U.S. Defense, Pete Hegseth, was grilled on Tuesday by Democratic senators during his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill, who pressed him on a range of controversial topics, including allegations of sexual assault, alcoholism, and his hostility toward anything related to DEI. While being questioned by Senate Armed Service Committee ranking member, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., about his stance on diversity, equity and inclusion in the U.S. military, Hegseth, a conservative former Fox News host, […]

todayJanuary 15, 2025

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These 2024 candidates could make Black history this Election Day

Election Day is upon us, and the entire country (and the globe) will be tuned in to determine its outcome. While there will be many winners and losers when it’s all said and done, some candidates stand to make Black history Tuesday night. Here are the races theGrio is tracking: Kamala Harris Democratic presidential nominee U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally on the Ellipse on October 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images) […]

todayNovember 10, 2024