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[https://www.aclu.org/podcast/the-movement-to-erase-black-history-culture-and-joy by ACLU] | [https://www.aclu.org/podcast/the-movement-to-erase-black-history-culture-and-joy by ACLU] | ||
February marks Black History Month, a time to recognize the significant achievements and culture of Black Americans–from bell hooks to Beyonce–and also to honor an accurate history about them, a history that we know is rife with discrimination and abuse -- think: slavery, Jim Crow, and the structural racism we’re still infected with today. | February marks Black History Month, a time to recognize the significant achievements and culture of Black Americans–from bell hooks to Beyonce–and also to honor an accurate history about them, a history that we know is rife with discrimination and abuse -- think: slavery, Jim Crow, and the structural racism we’re still infected with today. | ||
=====The Trump Administration is Banning Talk about Race and Gender===== | |||
[https://www.aclu.org/news/civil-liberties/the-trump-administration-is-banning-talk-about-race-and-gender by Sarah Hinger 9/10/20 ACLU] | |||
In the latest attempt to silence conversations about race and gender equity deemed “anti-American,” President Trump issued an executive order last week banning federal entities and contractors from providing employees with training on “divisive concepts” and “harmful ideologies” related to race and gender. | |||
