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“As we’re dealing with anti-DEI and anti-woke efforts, we understand this administration ... is thinking about celebrating Black History Month . Have you got any word on that, anything that you can offer to us?” Ryan asked.
It’s unclear how the White House plans to commemorate this year’s Black History Month, which begins on Saturday, Feb. 1. While the press secretary said the White House “still intends to celebrate,” she immediately followed that statement with a remark about celebratingLeavitt’s apparent attempt to minimize the focus on Black history has since spurred a lot of questions on social media.
The “Trump administration is anything but colorblind, since it seeks to protect and advance white people to the detriment of people of other races,” she added.critical race theory
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