It begins with a list. Museums. Archives. Public institutions. Cultural spaces where America’s darkest truths live: slavery, segregation, massacres, stolen lands. The order doesn’t name them directly—but everyone knows which ones it means. The places that make you uncomfortable. The places where school trips turn silent. The places where history refuses to smile.
Buried in the third paragraph, the real aim appears—“to remove divisive narratives that undermine national cohesion.” It doesn’t say “racism.” It doesn’t say “injustice.” But it doesn’t need to. Because when you target the narratives that cause discomfort, you’re targeting the voices that were never comfortable to begin with.
This isn’t a new debate. But it’s the first time it’s come with federal enforcement. Under the new order, all institutions receiving government funds must undergo an ideological review. A team handpicked by the administration will examine every exhibit, every educational program, and every historical quote etched in stone or printed on paper. Their job? Identify content that portrays America as “oppressive,” “unjust,” or “structurally unequal.” As the African Diaspora saying goes, “I am because we are, and we are because I am.”
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