ERASED: Trump’s DEI Crackdown, Black Book Bans & the Fight Over American History

<p>President Trump’s nationwide crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion is reaching far beyond federal offices. In this episode of Habari Live, Damon and Iesha examine how anti-DEI policies have affected federal employment, military libraries, museums, historical websites, and classrooms—including the Peoria Unified School District’s decision to prohibit works by Frederick Douglass and Lorraine Hansberry.</p><p>We break down the removal of 381 books from the Naval Academy library, including Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, while Mein Kampf remained available. We also examine the removal or alteration of federal material honoring Jackie Robinson, Harriet Tubman, the Tuskegee Airmen, Navajo Code Talkers, Black veterans, and women in military history.</p><p>This conversation traces the suppression of Black literacy from slavery-era anti-literacy laws through Jim Crow textbooks, McCarthy-era censorship, and today’s unprecedented wave of school book bans. We also discuss the impact on Black students, teachers and workers as Black unemployment remains substantially higher than white unemployment.Is this a return to merit and political neutrality—or a coordinated effort to erase Black history?Watch, share your thoughts, and subscribe to Habari Entertainment.News Our Way. Truth That Stays Undefeated.#HabariLive #BlackHistory #BookBans #DEI #Trump #FrederickDouglass #MayaAngelou #BlackNews #Education #PeoriaArizona,</p>