Trump announced that a national garden of American heroes he has proposed will include famed late Black heroes including Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Billie Holiday, Brooker T Washington, Aretha Franklin, Frederick Douglass, Loretta Scott King, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr, Muhammad Ali and Kobe Bryant.
REUTERS/Kent Nishimura] ‘We proudly celebrate Black History Month,’ said Trump, welcoming attendees to the East Room of the White House on Thursday afternoon.
President Donald Trump hosted a reception honoring Black History Month only weeks after ordering the end to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in government.
Trump said they are being honored ‘not simply because they’re Black heroes but because they are truly American heroes who inspire us very much so’.
Trump was joined by champion golfer Tiger Woods, received praise from Black public figures and applause from hundreds of guests while his executive order has stopped the celebration in other forms.
