Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events

Company says listed holidays were not 'sustainable' for its model in latest move to roll back diversity efforts…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/11/google-calendar-black-history-pride-month

 

Federal agencies bar Black History Month and other 'special observances'

This week, the Defense Intelligence Agency ordered a pause of all activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and other "special observances" to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order, according to a memo obtained by NBC News...

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/defense-agency-bans-black-history-month-rcna190189

School reeling after ‘disturbing’ act of racism during Black History Month - Raw Story - Celebrating 18 Years of Independent Journalism

According to Dolan, the post was a "twisted collage" of 20 images of five students and the principal — all of whom were either Black or biracial — posing smiling above the caption "Happy black history month to all of the monkeys."…

https://www.rawstory.com/dixon-middle-school-racism/

Senate Republicans balk at plan to highlight Black history in US schools

…The Republican party, which remains fractured after Trump's false claim that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, has sought to brand Biden as a divisive leader controlled by leftists...

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/apr/30/senate-republicans-black-history-schools-1619-project

Black History Month | Full Frontal on TBS

In a country that treats every month like White History Month, the contributions of Black Americans tend to get swept under the rug. Here are our best pieces about barrier-shattering Black Americans of the past and the modern-day revolutionaries picking up their mantles. Featuring Sasheer Zamata, Naomi Ekperigin, and the Lucas Brothers.
https://youtu.be/KSthUHkJVl0

BYU condemns ‘racist’ comments aimed at black students during panel on race - The Washington Post

Five panelists kicked off Black History Month by leading a discussion on their experiences as people of color and immigrants at Brigham Young University. As they discussed their lives at the school, audience members anonymously submitted questions for the moderator to ask at the end of the event. The moderator and people in the audience could read the submissions on a screen as they were posted, but the panelists onstage could not see them. As the offensive statements filled the page on Thursday, some in the audience laughed, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.....

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/02/11/byu-condemns-racism/

AMC theaters to show ‘Black Panther’ for free to celebrate Black History Month - The Hill

The huge blockbuster superhero film "Black Panther" will be returning to select AMC theaters for a week in February to celebrate Black History Month — and tickets will be free. ....
https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/427308-black-panther-will-be-shown-at-amc-theaters-for-free-for-a-week