Alabama lawmakers push to make Juneteenth a permanent state holiday amidst Trump DEI changes
State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham and Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Abbeville, have prefiled bills that would permanently establish Juneteenth as a state holiday in Alabama. Rehm’s bill would also provide ...
Local groups Colorado troubled by White House DEI initiatives, Pentagon memo on Black History Month
The Rocky Mountain NAACP expressed shock, anger, and concern with recent memos and initiatives from Washington, D.C. on ...
Local Colorado groups troubled by White House DEI initiatives, Pentagon memo on Black History Month
The Pentagon has issued a memo pausing "special observances" of several federal holidays amid a targeting of diversity initiatives from the White House, prompting shock, anger, and concern from ...
Trump signs Black History Month proclamation despite rumors he planned to ‘cancel’ it
Despite rumors to the contrary, President Donald Trump has recognized February 2025 as National Black History Month, ...
Opal Lee responds to DEI Executive Order, pens open letter to president
The “Grandmother of Juneteenth” urges Trump to reconsider his executive order pausing DEI observances, including Black ...
Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'
A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such ...