{"id":2609158,"date":"2026-06-01T15:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-push-to-reclaim-america-250-with-anti-trump-protests\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T15:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T19:17:05","slug":"progressives-push-to-reclaim-america-250-with-anti-trump-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressives-push-to-reclaim-america-250-with-anti-trump-protests\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressives push to &#8216;reclaim&#8217; America 250 with anti-Trump protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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%2Fprogressives-push-to-reclaim-america-250-with-anti-trump-protests%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=2609158&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>Activist groups are organizing what they call a progressive counter-narrative to President donald Trump\u2019s America 250 plans, targeting the country\u2019s semiquincentennial with protests from June 19 to July 4 in cities including New York, Chicago, and Boston, culminating in a \u201cmass mobilization\u201d in Washington, D.C. on June 27. The coalition-centered largely on race and focused on \u201creclaiming\u201d and reframing U.S. history-includes Next250, Liberation Ventures (advocating reparations), BLIS Collective (hosting a related New York event on June 20), and groups such as the Movement for Black Lives and Black Alder Labs.<\/p>\n<p>Organizers argue that the united States has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cruz-cornyn-file-bill-to-hold-mexico-accountable-for-water-failures\/\" title=\"Cruz, Cornyn file bill to hold Mexico accountable for water failures\">historically fallen short<\/a> of its ideals and say their events aim to imagine a more inclusive future as the nation turns 250.They also portray Trump\u2019s Freedom 250 celebration as \u201cwhitewashed,\u201d aiming to replace stories of marginalized leaders with a more self-focused and elitist portrayal. The article contrasts the coalition\u2019s programming with Trump-backed Freedom 250 events like a White House UFC fight, an IndyCar race, and a 16-day \u201cGreat American State Fair,\u201d while noting that the bipartisan America250 commission is conducting initiatives such as student competitions, an oral-history archive tour, and a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >large volunteer effort funded<\/a> by a $1 million 2026 donation.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Activist groups are offering a progressive vision for the U.S.\u2019s next 250 years, positioning themselves against <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">President Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> plans to mark the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/america-250\/\">semiquincentennial<\/a> this summer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The coalition of groups, which are mostly focused on race, is spearheading protests from June 19 through July 4 in New York City, Chicago, Boston, and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/radical-cultural-change-coming-to-america\/\" title=\"Radical Cultural Change Coming to ...?\">major cities<\/a>, with a capstone event planned in Washington, D.C., on June 27. The coalition\u2019s openly ideological slant to the Left puts it in stark contrast to messaging from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4570194\/freedom-250-july-fourth-fireworks-dc-record\/\">Freedom 250<\/a>, the organization Trump spearheaded to celebrate the country\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americas-250th-birthday-will-be-a-commemoration-not-celebration-in-virginia-because-leftists-dont-think-its-worth-celebrating\/\" title=\"...\u2019s ... Will Be A \u2018Commemoration,\u2019 Not \u2018Celebration\u2019 In Virginia Because Leftists Don\u2019t Think It\u2019s Worth Celebrating\">250th anniversary<\/a> throughout 2026, as well as America250, the nonpartisan commission established by Congress to mark the milestone. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4589414\/trump-brushes-off-iran-suspending-peace-talks\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump brushes off Iran suspending peace talks: \u2018We\u2019ve been talking too much\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4587847\/vance-2026-legwork-could-build-2028-advantage\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance\u2019s 2026 \u2018legwork\u2019 could be building a 2028 advantage<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4588798\/jill-biden-joe-slowing-down-2024\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Jill Biden says Joe was \u2018slowing down\u2019 before abandoning 2024 bid<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The June 27 \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.next250.us\/events\">mass mobilization<\/a>\u201d protest will be led by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.next250.us\/\">Next250<\/a>, an organization that seeks to \u201cretell US history from the perspectives and contributions of women of color and other marginalized identities.\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liberationventures.org\/\">Liberation Ventures<\/a>, an organization that pushes for reparations for black people, is also in the coalition, as well as Black Liberation-Indigenous Sovereignty, or <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bliscollective.org\/\">BLIS Collective<\/a>, which is hosting another major \u201creclamation\u201d event in New York City on June 20 that aims to \u201crehearse a liberated future ahead of the United States\u2019 250th anniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFrom its founding, the United States has existed in the gap between ideals and actions \u2013 the space between the ideals of liberty, equality, and justice for all, and the actions of genocide, land theft, and slavery,\u201d Next250\u2019s website reads. \u201cWhile there is a deeply held belief that rugged individualism and fierce independence built this country, we know that what has always pushed this nation forward are actions that have expanded the circle of who counts in \u2018we the people.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo begin the next 250 years of the American story, we open our hearts and set free our radical imaginations to unlock a nation defined by interdependence, where everyone can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential,\u201d Next250 wrote. \u201cAs the United States reaches its 250th birthday, the nation stands at a crossroads of great or dangerous change. We, the people, have the power to build a promising future for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fiftyfifty.one\/\">other organizations<\/a> or companies are in the coalition to \u201cReclaim &#038; Reframe the Story of America at 250,\u201d including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/m4bl.org\/?utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=linktree&#038;utm_campaign=visit+our+website\">The Movement for Black Lives<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackalderlabs.org\/vision\">Black Alder Labs<\/a>, which appears to be a branding group that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blackalderlabs.org\/the-cost-of-the-story\">emphasizes<\/a> trauma it says reporters face, particularly \u201cBlack and Brown journalists.\u201d A group called \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getfreetogether.org\/boycott-trump-whitewashed-250th\">Get Free Together<\/a>\u201d is another organization participating in counterprogramming, claiming \u201cTrump\u2019s 250th is a Whitewashed 250th.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe is erasing Black, Brown, and indigenous people from US history, erasing the stories of leaders who made the US a more equal place and replacing them with pictures of himself and wealthy, white men who abused their power like him throughout our past,\u201d Get Free Together\u2019s website reads. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA supremacist faction of the rich and powerful is trying to keep us from our power, control us, and rule for a wealthy, white few,\u201d the organization <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getfreetogether.org\/\">said<\/a>. \u201cWe see what they are up to, and we aren\u2019t gonna let them steal our future. Just like our ancestors, we\u2019re going to defeat this supremacist faction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The alternative America 250 programming announced by the progressive coalition is just the latest in anti-Trump demonstrations recently announced. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/no-kings\/\">No Kings<\/a> announced Thursday that there will be nationwide protests against Trump on his 80th birthday on June 14, exactly one year after its first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iran-carries-out-monstrous-execution-of-journalist-who-encouraged-anti-government-protests\/\" title=\"Iran Carries Out \u2018Monstrous\u2019 Execution of Journalist Who Encouraged Anti-Government ...\">nationwide protest<\/a> against the president and the day it said Trump would be \u201cdistracted\u201d by the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4581468\/ufc-freedom-250-claw-stage-white-house-construction\/\">first-ever UFC fight <\/a>at the White House. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fight on the White House\u2019s South Lawn is one of a roster of events that the Trump-backed Freedom 250 organization is planning to mark the semiquincentennial, including a free <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4485493\/trump-freedom-250-unveils-indycar-race-track-national-mall-dc\/\">IndyCar race<\/a> in Washington, D.C., and the 16-day \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4528708\/freedom-250-great-american-state-fair-national-mall\/\">Great American State Fair<\/a>,\u201d which will showcase all 50 states and feature an 110-foot Ferris wheel. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4537346\/former-presidents-unite-hopeful-message-america-250\/\"><strong>FOUR FORMER PRESIDENTS UNITE WITH HOPEFUL MESSAGE AHEAD OF AMERICA 250<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">America250, the organization Congress approved to celebrate the milestone, is engaging citizens through initiatives such as a national collegiate competition highlighting<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4568621\/student-entrepreneurs-ai-america250-competition\/\"> U.S. innovation through startups<\/a>, as well as \u201cOur American Story\u201d and \u201cAmerica Gives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For \u201cOur American Story,\u201d America 250 is conducting a yearlong, cross-country tour collecting thousands of recorded interviews, with the goal of creating \u201cthe largest archive of American stories ever created.\u201d \u201cAmerica Gives\u201d is an initiative aimed at spurring volunteerism and building \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4493300\/america250-commission-volunteer-hours\/\">the largest volunteer effort in U.S. history<\/a>.\u201d America250 is donating $1 million in 2026, and those who log volunteer hours through the organization have the opportunity to be one of 250 winners to choose where the donations will go. Over 8.6 million hours <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/america250.org\/america-gives\/\">have been logged<\/a> to date. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Activists launch race-focused protests worldwide to oppose Trump\u2019s 250th plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2609159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25292020168553.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[80631,57075,33274,40146,16827],"class_list":["post-2609158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-american-elections","tag-anti-trump-protests","tag-civil-rights","tag-political-activism","tag-progressivism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25292020168553.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609158"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609162,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609158\/revisions\/2609162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}