They Want Us Erased: The Whitewashing of History and the Dismantling of Everything Black

Donald Trump is not just waging a war on political correctness or bureaucratic overreach. He is systematically attacking the very structures—cultural, legal, historical, and institutional—that acknowledge the humanity, history, and rights of Black people in America.

This isn’t about disagreement over policy. This is an intentional and coordinated effort to erase Black truth, dismantle Black progress, and silence Black voices. And he’s doing it fast, while most of the country is still trying to catch its breath.

If you’ve been waiting for a list—here it is. A full, unfiltered breakdown of what Trump has done, is doing, and plans to do that specifically harms Black communities and strips away the hard-won protections we still desperately need.

What Trump Has Already Done (Just Since January 2025)

1. Banned DEI in the Federal Government

• Signed Executive Order 14151, terminating all Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs and content in federal agencies

• DEI offices closed, trainings canceled, and personnel either reassigned or fired

• Any mention of “diversity” or “equity” on federal websites was ordered removed

• Federal contractors are no longer required to show efforts to recruit or retain underrepresented groups

2. Launched DOJ Investigations Into DEI in Private Sector

• Ordered the Department of Justice to investigate private companies for "discrimination" if they maintain race-conscious hiring or promotion policies

• Federal funding threatened for universities, nonprofits, and grant programs that acknowledge systemic racism or support Black advancement

3. Removed DEI in the Military

• Banned DEI initiatives in the Department of Defense

• Deleted all references to the Tuskegee Airmen from training materials (later reversed after public backlash)

• Ended all military observances of Black History Month and MLK Day

4. Targeted Cultural Institutions and Education

• Ordered the National Museum of African American History and Culture to strip exhibits deemed “divisive,” including content related to slavery and civil rights

• Blocked museum funding pending compliance

• Erased Harriet Tubman from the National Park Service’s Underground Railroad web page and removed references to slavery (also reversed after backlash—but the attempt reveals the intent)

• The Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library banned 381 books, including those by Maya Angelou, Stacey Abrams, and other prominent Black voices

5. Terminated Civil Rights and Environmental Justice Settlements

• The DOJ revoked a consent decree meant to address raw sewage in Lowndes County, Alabama, a poor and majority-Black community, because it was labeled an “environmental justice” issue tied to DEI

• Local leaders, including Rep. Terri Sewell, called it a public health betrayal

6. Cut Funding for Public Health Programs

• Axed funding to CDC and SAMHSA programs, including harm reduction and substance use recovery programs, disproportionately affecting Black communities

• Black overdose deaths are rising as a direct result

7. Attacked Black History in Higher Ed

• Federal funding threatened for universities teaching “divisive concepts” or supporting DEI efforts

• Accreditation bodies pressured to revoke status for schools that refuse to comply

• Targeted Black studies programs, ethnic studies, and social justice curriculums

What Trump Plans to Do (and Has Already Set in Motion)

1. Restore Confederate Monuments

• Proposes restoring statues and symbols removed since 2020 uprisings, including Confederate generals and monuments tied to white supremacy

• Framed as a “heritage preservation” initiative

2. Criminalize Protest Further

• Wants to reintroduce legislation similar to his 2020 executive order punishing protestors with loss of federal benefits

• Will broaden legal definitions of “domestic terrorism” to include anti-racist organizing

3. Expand DEI Bans to All Federal Grant Recipients

• Plans to block any organization receiving federal dollars—including schools, housing agencies, hospitals—from using terms like “white privilege,” “structural racism,” or “oppression”

4. Repeal DEI Across the Board in K-12

• Push to adopt a nationwide ban on “critical race theory,” already modeled in red states

• Proposes new education standards emphasizing “American greatness” with no mention of slavery, segregation, or the Civil Rights Movement

Texas Is the Blueprint

While Trump leads at the federal level, Texas is the testing ground. And Governor Greg Abbott has shown himself to be Trump’s most devoted student.

Abbott has:

• Banned DEI offices in all public colleges and universities

• Required schools to fire DEI staff and cancel diversity programs

• Outlawed the teaching of so-called “divisive concepts” such as white privilege and structural racism

• Targeted libraries and schools that carry books by Black authors or about Black experiences

• Proposed voter suppression laws that disproportionately harm Black and Brown Texans, including reducing polling locations in urban areas

• Criminalized peaceful protest with harsh penalties, fines, and civil liability

Texas isn’t leading—it’s following. And red states across the country are falling in line. Florida, Georgia, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee—they're using Texas as the model for how to destroy DEI, silence educators, and erase Blackness from every institution possible.

This Is More Than Policy—It’s an Attempted Erasure

They want our children to grow up in a country where:

• Slavery is never mentioned

• Jim Crow is barely acknowledged

• Martin Luther King is reduced to a quote about “content of character”

• Black brilliance is whitewashed or forgotten altogether

The truth is, most Americans already don’t know our history. It’s not taught in schools. It’s not widely celebrated outside of February. We’ve had to dig for it. Pass it down in kitchens and barbershops. Protect it in libraries and churches. Now they want to erase even that.

They want our ancestors forgotten. They want our pain sanitized. And they want our victories stolen.

This is not about restoring merit or unity. This is about enforcing silence. About preserving a myth that America was ever great for everyone. It wasn’t. Not for us.

And if we do nothing, the next generation won’t know any of it ever happened.