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At the gathering, Trump promised to put statues of Black Americans in a new “National Garden of American Heroes”. Prince Estabrook was an enslaved man and the first Black American to be injured in the Revolutionary War. Trump said the garden would honor hundreds of our greatest Americans to ever live, including countless Black Americans.
US President Donald Trump has marked Black History Month with a reception at the White House to legendary golfer Tiger Woods. Trump Administration is celebrating the event for promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) across the federal government.
At the gathering, Trump promised to put statues of Black Americans in a new “National Garden of American Heroes”. Prince Estabrook was an enslaved man and the first Black American to be injured in the Revolutionary War. Trump said the garden would honor hundreds of our greatest Americans to ever live, including countless Black Americans.
He said others to be included would be abolitionist Harriet Tubman, activist Rosa Parks, and singers Billie Holiday and Aretha Franklin. He also joked that one day Woods might be included as well.
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Trump did not mention his anti-DEI crusade as he addressed hundreds of guests at the reception which is a White House tradition. His rollback of programs addressing inequality has been sharply criticized by civil rights groups and racial justice advocates. They say the DEI initiatives have helped address historical inequities impacting Black Americans.
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