{"id":2397587,"date":"2025-01-31T15:27:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-honor-black-history-month-despite-dei-concerns-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T15:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:27:59","slug":"trump-to-honor-black-history-month-despite-dei-concerns-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-honor-black-history-month-despite-dei-concerns-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to honor Black History Month despite DEI concerns &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-to-honor-black-history-month-despite-dei-concerns-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>president Donald Trump is set \u200dto sign \u200ca proclamation recognizing February as Black history Month, despite recent efforts by his management to diminish diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the federal government. White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">press secretary<\/a> \u200dKaroline Leavitt confirmed this during press briefings, stating the proclamation is \u200dbeing prepared for\u200b Trump&#8217;s signature. \u200bThough, she\u200b did not clarify whether federal leaders, who \u2062have aligned their policies with Trump&#8217;s DEI reduction focus, should revise\u200b any existing\u2063 DEI initiatives in light\u200d of\u2064 the upcoming proclamation. \u2064Additionally, the\u200b Pentagon announced a \u200cpause\u200c on all observances \u200cof various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/seattle-area-elementary-school-cancels-halloween-for-being-exclusionary\/\" title=\"Seattle-Area Elementary School Cancels Halloween for Being &quot;Exclusionary&quot;\">cultural celebrations<\/a>, including\u2064 Black History Month, signaling a broader\u2064 policy shift under Trump\u2019s administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump to celebrate Black History Month despite crackdown on DEI: White House<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955999\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> will sign a proclamation on Saturday recognizing February as Black History Month despite his efforts to whittle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> initiatives out of the federal government.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked about Trump&rsquo;s plans for Black History Month at her first press briefing on Tuesday and then again at Friday&rsquo;s briefing.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3292730\/all-executive-orders-actions-trump-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FULL LIST OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS, ACTIONS, AND PROCLAMATIONS TRUMP HAS MADE AS PRESIDENT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president looks forward to signing a proclamation celebrating Black History Month. I actually spoke with our great staff secretary,&rdquo; Leavitt told reporters. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s in the works of being approved, and it&rsquo;s going to be ready for the president&rsquo;s signature to signify the beginning of that tomorrow.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Still, the press secretary did not say if federal department heads, many of whom have sought to align with Trump&rsquo;s focus on rooting out DEI, should amend those policies based on Trump&rsquo;s Saturday proclamation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The president is leading here at the White House,&rdquo; Leavitt responded. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ll leave it to the proclamation that he will sign very soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon announced in a memo on Wednesday that its intelligence agency will pause all observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance, Black History Month, National Hispanic Heritage Month, and six other day- or <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">month-long cultural celebrations<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are receiving questions across the workforce on the way forward,&rdquo; 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