At Issue: The Erasure of Black History Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Marcia Chatelain and New York Times Wh
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time
- Wednesday, Sep 10, 2025
Location
Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital
921 Pennsylvania Ave SE
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Since taking office, President Trump has tried to reframe the country’s past involving racism and discrimination by de-emphasizing that history or at times denying that it happened. As historian Marcia Chatelain notes, “When you erase history, you make people more vulnerable to abuses of power.”
Erica L. Greem has reported on concerns surrounding President Trump’s executive orders and their potential impact on Black history education and recognition. Specifically, Green has described how the orders have raised concerns about the possible re-framing of American history and culture, which some fear could lead to the minimizing, ignoring, or even erasure of aspects of Black experiences and contributions to the nation’s past.
