US EditionTrump administration removes ban on 'segregated facilities' in federal contracts
- The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump removed an explicit ban on 'segregated facilities' for federal contractors, according to a memo from the U.S. General Services Administration.
- Rights advocates argue that Trump's actions threaten progress for marginalized groups and dismantle efforts to support historical equity.
- The memo stated that civil agencies should no longer include the clause about the 'Prohibition of Segregated Facilities' in new contracts.
- Civil rights attorney Ben Crump stated that this change sends a clear message regarding Trump's policymaking trend, despite segregation still being illegal.
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Trump Seeks to Roll Back LBJ’s Civil Rights Legacy
“President Trump has embarked on a systematic effort to unravel Lyndon B. Johnson’s civil rights legacy, rolling back protections that have shaped American life for nearly six decades,” Axios reports. “Backlash to the racial justice movement of 2020 has overshadowed a more fundamental, long-standing conservative goal: Turning back the clock on the sweeping societal changes of 1965.” “The Trump administration’s aggressive push to reverse LBJ’s si…
Trump Administration Dropped Policy Prohibiting Contractors From Having Segregated Facilities
The Trump administration has removed a longstanding directive from the civil rights era that explicitly prohibited federal contractors from allowing segregated facilities, the latest move to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion policies from government operations that has drawn fierce rebuke. The removal of the segregated-facilities policy was included in a memo last month from the General Services Administration, which manages federal prop…
Trump Administration Dropped Policy Prohibiting Contractors From Having Segregated Facilities - Overpasses For America
The Trump administration has removed a longstanding directive from the civil rights era that explicitly prohibited federal contractors from allowing segregated facilities, the latest move to eradicate diversity, equity and inclusion policies from government operations that has drawn fierce rebuke. The removal of the segregated-facilities policy was included in a memo last month from the General Services Administration, which manages federal prop…
Trump administration drops ban on 'segregated facilities' holding federal contracts
CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- A change by the Trump administration has a decades-old ripple effect. The federal government no longer explicitly prohibits contractors from having segregated restaurants, waiting rooms, and drinking fountains. The segregation clause is one of several identified in a public memo issued by the General Services Administration last month, affecting all civil federal agencies. Legal experts say this change to contract…
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