Washington – Trump’s White House issued a proclamation on Friday that recognizes February as the month of black history at the same time as the Department of Defense issued a guide declaring “months of dead identity.”
Conflicting messages arrived as President Donald Trump He has been pointing Diversity, equity and inclusion Programs for elimination in the first weeks of its administration. He has referred to the initiatives ofi as “discrimination” and insisted that the country must move towards a society based on merit.
The proclamation of the White House requires that “public officials, educators, librarians and all the people of the United States observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities,” although there is no elaboration in what constitutes “appropriate.”
A press release from the Department of Defense entitled “months of identity dead at the DOD” says that official resources, including working hours, will no longer be used to mark months of cultural consciousness. Month of black history, the month of the history of women and the national month of awareness of the use of disability listed events such as now Barred.
“We are proud of our warriors and their history, but we will focus on the character of their service instead of its immutable characteristics,” said the Department of Defense.
In his first two weeks in office, Trump has moved to end the affirmative action in federal hiring and ordered that all federal Dei workers be fired before he was finally fired. On Thursday, hours after a collision in the air between a military helicopter and an American Airlines plane killed 67 people just miles from the White House, Trump, Trump Foundation -free diversity initiatives For undermining air safety, despite not having evidence of that.
Gerald Ford in 1976 became the first president To issue a message that recognizes February as the month of black history. Since then, the presidents have made annual proclamations that mark the month as a celebration of black history, culture and education.
Trump’s proclamation on Friday specifically indicated the contributions of abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, conservative economist Thomas Sowell and the judge of the Supreme Court Clarence Thomas. He said that his achievements “have monumentally advanced the tradition of equality under the law in our great country” and are a continuous inspiration.
The statement also listed the golfer Tiger Woods as a great American, saying that he was among those who “pushed the limits of excellence in their respective fields, racing the way for others to follow.”
“This national month of black history, while the United States prepares to enter a historical gold age,” said the proclamation: “I want to extend my tremendous gratitude to black Americans for everything they have done to bring us to this time, and for the great future contributions that will make as we advance a future of unlimited possibilities under my administration. “
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