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Feb 19, 2025 Federal websites removed mentions of Black people and transgender people from public pages Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The edits used official information channels to erase marginalized groups from public history and government representation.
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- Federal websites scrub mentions of Black people — Some federal websites have begun to remove mentions of Black individuals during Black History Month, raising concerns about historical erasure and the representation of racial minorities in government narratives.
- National Park Service removes references to trans people — The National Park Service has removed references to transgender individuals from its webpages, a move criticized as part of a broader effort to erase marginalized communities from public life.
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Week 5 – 2025-02-15–2025-02-21
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