Black History Month, Pete Hegseth

Hegseth nixes 'identity month' celebrations at DOD on eve of Black History Month
Other "cultural awareness months" getting the ax include Women's History Month in March, Pride Month in June, National Hispanic Heritage Month from mid-September to mid-October, and National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October.
Hegseth cancels Black History Month celebrations across armed forces
U.S. military bases around the world have celebrated Black History Month and similar events for decades. Now, Hegseth says "Identity Months" are "Dead at DoD."
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth cancels celebrations at DOD. What is Black History Month?
New defense secretary Pete Hegseth has canceled all cultural awareness months in the Department of Defense, including Black History Month.
Trump Pentagon chief nixes Black History Month, other cultural-awareness celebrations for troops
It is really harmful — not just [for] our military and readiness for combat — but culturally for the United States,' one expert said.
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Black History Month may be 'dead at DOD,' but we can keep it alive
Despite Pete Hegseth's memo stating "Identity Months Dead at DOD," Black history matters, and it has nothing to do with wokeness or political correctness.
Hegseth axes Pentagon ‘identity months’ the same day Trump calls for Black History Month observance
The Defense Department will no longer use “official resources, including man-hours” to celebrate “cultural awareness months.”
Pentagon agency bans Black History Month in compliance with Trump’s anti-DEI push
The Defense Intelligence Agency also ordered the suspension of events marking LGBTQ Pride Month, Juneteenth and Holocaust Remembrance Day.
Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity,
Amid Trump’s Anti-Diversity Effort, Black History Month Takes On New Meaning
Feb. 1 marks the first day of Black History Month, and suddenly the study of the Black experience may feel like an act of defiance.
No more ‘identity months’: Pentagon scraps official events for Black, Women’s History months
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth late Friday issued new guidance ending official Defense Department events marking Black History Month, Women’s History Month, and other “cultural awareness months” across the U.
Pentagon declares "identity months dead" ahead of Black History Month
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday issued guidance prohibiting Pentagon resources from being used to mark ethnic and cultural heritage months.
Hegseth announces death of ‘identity months’ at DOD as part of DEI crackdown
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth invited service members and civilians to still attend celebrations in their "unofficial capacity outside of duty hours." ...
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'Identity Months Dead at DoD': Pete Hegseth Claims Celebrations of Black History Month and Women's History Month 'Threaten Mission Execution'
The Department of Defense ends support for cultural observances like Black History Month and Women's History Month, in a move to "restore our warrior culture." ...
Defense Agency Pauses Celebrations of Martin Luther King’s Birthday, Women’s History Month and Others
The Pentagon joined the scramble by federal agencies trying to conform to President Trump’s war on diversity programs.
BHM Celebrations Paused As Trump’s New Defense Secretary Professes ‘Diversity Is Not Our Strength’
The announcement affects 11 annual diversity celebrations including Juneteenth in June and Holocaust Days of Remembrance in ...