Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
- The Defense Department's Intelligence Agency has paused observances of cultural and historical events, including Black History Month and Pride Month, due to a ban on diversity programs issued by President Donald Trump.
- The Defense Intelligence Agency will pause all activities related to agency special emphasis programs effective immediately and until further notice.
- The memo indicated that the Defense Intelligence Agency would pause all activities and events related to the programs until further notice.
- Independent journalist Ken Klippenstein first reported the contents of the memo, which raised questions across the workforce about the way forward.
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Pentagon agency pauses MLK, Holocaust Remembrance, other celebrations
The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has issued a memo pausing any activities related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Black History Month, LBGTQ+ Pride Month and Holocaust Remembrance Day, among other “special observances,” according to a defense official who confirmed the authenticity of the memo. The memo listed 11 such observances that employees are no longer supposed to recognize with office activities or events. The move by the Defe…
Trump's Defense Intel Agency Ends Pride Month and Other Woke Celebrations
The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has issued a memo to employees noting that the agency is pausing its many left-wing celebration days, including Juneteenth, women’s history, Pride Month, Women’s Equity Day, and many other events. The pause was said to be part of the DIA’s attempt to obey Trump’s executive orders to put an […] The post Trump’s Defense Intel Agency Ends Pride Month and Other Woke Celebrations appeared first on The …
Pentagon pauses Black History Month and other special observances
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A retired chief warrant officer in the military is upset about the Pentagon's intelligence arm's decision to no longer celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Women's History Month, and Pride Month. "I am disappointed number one, but I'm actually not surprised because this president told us that these are the kinds of things that he was going to do," said Tennessee Rep. Karen Camper. The affected events include: Dr. Martin L…
Defense agency erases recognition of Pride, Black History Month & other commemorations, leaked memo shows
The Trump administration has removed federal recognition of Pride Month, Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and other cultural observances, cutting off decades of recognizing marginalized communities within the federal government.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.A Defense Intelligence Agency memo obtained by NBC News orders the immediate pause of all agency-led commemor…
Leaked Memo Shows Trump Canceling Juneteenth, MLK's Birthday, Which Is Probably Illegal
This is getting depraved and fast. The Pentagon is under orders to suspend celebrations that honor women and racial and ethnic minorities. That is pretty horrific. And it doesn’t stop there. Earlier today there was a story about Trump rewriting the story of a female astronomer, one of the first who broke into a then-male dominated field. […] The post Leaked Memo Shows Trump Canceling Juneteenth, MLK’s Birthday, Which Is Probably Illegal appeared…
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