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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump administration reportedly moves to ban Jackie Robinson biography from Naval Academy library [View all]
A week after removing then restoring an article about Jackie Robinson from the Pentagon's website, the Trump administration has reportedly gone back to that well.
A biography about Jackie Robinson has been identified as a candidate for removal from the Nimitz Library at the U.S. Naval Academy due to a directive from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordering the school to identify books with diversity, equity and inclusion themes and remove them from circulation, according to The New York Times.
The Robinson biography is reportedly one of 900 books identified as conflicting with the order, with other examples including The Autobiography of Martin Luther King Jr. and Einstein on Race and Racism.
The Naval Academy's statement, via NYT:
The U.S. Naval Academy is fully committed to executing and implementing all directives outlined in executive orders issued by the president and is currently reviewing the Nimitz Library collection to ensure compliance, said Cmdr. Tim Hawkins, a Navy spokesman. The Navy is carrying out these actions with utmost professionalism, efficiency, and in alignment with national security objectives.
https://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/article/trump-administration-reportedly-moves-to-ban-jackie-robinson-biography-from-naval-academy-library-235013259.html
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Trump administration reportedly moves to ban Jackie Robinson biography from Naval Academy library [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Sunday
OP
Well...I for one will feel safer in this world knowing our military knows nothing of #42.
CincyDem
Sunday
#1
So much for the "malicious compliance" excuse. This anti-diversity effort has gone full hoods-on.
Eugene
Sunday
#3
Unfortunately, charges of racism have been so often made, that they are less effective than they should be. NT.
andym
Sunday
#12
An example of what I mean: Fighting killings based on racism should never be forsaken
andym
Sunday
#18
So, removing Jackie Robinson's biography is "in alignment with national security objectives."
Norrrm
Sunday
#14
WTF? This is going beyond the level of "unhealthy obsession fueled by racism and immaturity"
0rganism
Sunday
#15