President Donald Trump honoured Black History Month by pledging to add statues of over 10 Black icons in the National Garden of American Heroes. The garden will include statues of notable figures like Harriet Tubman,

During the Black History Month ceremony, which preserved a long-standing and bipartisan White House tradition, Trump omitted any mention of his anti-DEI efforts.

The actions have been met with sharp criticism from civil rights organizations and racial justice advocates who say DEI programs have helped address historical inequities impactin