Summary
Over the past year, several U.S. policy changes have reduced civil rights protections and funding related to Black history and racial equity. This includes cuts to grants, deletion of important datasets, removal of books by Black authors, and cultural center closures at colleges. President Trump defends these changes as eliminating divisive elements to promote merit-based systems.
Key Facts
- $3.4 billion in grants for Black educational and health purposes have been cut or frozen.
- 6,769 federal datasets, important for tracking issues impacting Black Americans, have been deleted.
- 591 books by Black authors are banned from schools and libraries run by the Pentagon.
- Black unemployment has risen to 7.5%, influenced by federal workforce cuts.
- Some pages about Black history on government websites were deleted, with few restorations after backlash.
- Colleges have closed cultural centers focused on Black student support.
- The Trump administration reviews national museums, with criticism of their focus on negative American history.
- President Trump cites past initiatives like HBCU funding and criminal justice reform as part of his record.
