Juneteenth Must Be More Than a Symbol: The African American Policy Forum’s Statement on Anti-Racism Education in Schools and Colleges June 19, 2021 Today, we commend President Biden and Congress for enacting the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. We hasten to add that our new national holiday cannot stand as a mere symbolic gesture or a cynical cover for those who are actively attempting to censor the very history that Juneteenth represents. We therefore applaud the Am

As this somber day comes to a close, we write with grief and resolve to reflect on the first anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Floyd’s murder by the Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin catalyzed months of mass mobilization and ushered in a new era in the struggle for racial justice. This once-in-a-generation mobilization that activated millions of Americans from all races and genders has led to new and powerful demands for accountability and justice across American in

On Wednesday, December 2nd, the African American Policy Forum hosted a very special 20th episode of our hit series Under the Blacklight titled, “#TruthBeTold: The Destructiveness of Trump's Equity Gag Order & What Biden Must Do Now.” This episode chronicled the impact and history of the Trump Administration's Executive Order 13950—an order also known as the Equity Gag Order—which prohibits federal agencies, contractors, and grant recipients from facilitating workplace diversi

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PERVERSE EQUITY GAG ORDER IS ANTITHETICAL TO RACIAL PROGRESS AND A ‘MORE PERFECT UNION’ Labeling anti-racist and anti-sexist training as “un-American,” the Trump Administration’s “Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping” has placed a gag order on diversity, inclusion and equity work, as well as discussions of racism, sexism, and structural violence more broadly. On September 4th, the Trump Administration took action to stop workplace training