CNN’s Liebermann: Those Walking Tours for Black History at Arlington, Women’s History, Minority History Are All Gone from Pentagon Websites

COOPER Yeah I mean ░░░░░░░░ reporting It s a ░░░░░░░░ of a lot of ░░░░░░░░ to do this I ░░░░░░░░ what are you hearing ░░░░░░░░ this like just somebody ░░░░░░░░ in the keyword black ░░░░░░░░ gay or I don ░░░░░░░░ know why Holocaust would ░░░░░░░░ suddenly labeled DEI LIEBERMANN ░░░░░░░░ might be some other ░░░░░░░░ that was in the ░░░░░░░░ but in scanning it ░░░░░░░░ was simply about a ░░░░░░░░ survivor Yet there may ░░░░░░░░ been some word as ░░░░░░░░ point out black Pride ░░░░░░░░ Hispanic that was flagged ░░░░░░░░ in the article that ░░░░░░░░ So is Black History ░░░░░░░░ Black History Month is ░░░░░░░░ I mean Trump had ░░░░░░░░ Black History Month event ░░░░░░░░ the White House but ░░░░░░░░ the Pentagon is that ░░░░░░░░ that s verboten LIEBERMANN ░░░░░░░░ And we queried the ░░░░░░░░ the White House is ░░░░░░░░ Black History Month Does ░░░░░░░░ still remain forbidden by ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon And the Pentagon ░░░░░░░░ answer was effectively the ░░░░░░░░ House can answer their ░░░░░░░░ We re sticking by ░░░░░░░░ guidance which was the ░░░░░░░░ of any sort of ░░░░░░░░ month including Black History ░░░░░░░░ So at least as ░░░░░░░░ the guidance we ve ░░░░░░░░ given from Defense Secretary ░░░░░░░░ Hegseth that is that ░░░░░░░░ still forbidden At least ░░░░░░░░ Defense officials are recognizing ░░░░░░░░ damage here even as ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon officially says We ░░░░░░░░ pleased with the rate ░░░░░░░░ which this is going ░░░░░░░░ will correct any mistakes ░░░░░░░░ effectively One Defense official ░░░░░░░░ us there s a ░░░░░░░░ level of irresponsible collateral ░░░░░░░░ and there is an ░░░░░░░░ to try to sort ░░░░░░░░ figure out how to ░░░░░░░░ this in a better ░░░░░░░░ COOPER I mean are ░░░░░░░░ going to start just ░░░░░░░░ to the Tuskegee airmen ░░░░░░░░ the Tuskegee airmen and ░░░░░░░░ like say they re ░░░░░░░░ Or is that is ░░░░░░░░ clear how they re ░░░░░░░░ to handle the acknowledgment ░░░░░░░░ you know segregation in ░░░░░░░░ military the racism black ░░░░░░░░ members faced and yet ░░░░░░░░ anyway honorably LIEBERMANN It ░░░░░░░░ look it s very ░░░░░░░░ that they do that ░░░░░░░░ I ll give you ░░░░░░░░ specific example Colin Powell ░░░░░░░░ page at Arlington National ░░░░░░░░ the first black secretary ░░░░░░░░ state the first black ░░░░░░░░ of the Joint Chiefs ░░░░░░░░ Staff he is now ░░░░░░░░ longer under black service ░░░░░░░░ buried at Arlington National ░░░░░░░░ That categorization is gone ░░░░░░░░ is now just under ░░░░░░░░ buried at Arlington National ░░░░░░░░ who played roles in ░░░░░░░░ and government There is ░░░░░░░░ reference at all to ░░░░░░░░ being black COOPER So ░░░░░░░░ used to be if ░░░░░░░░ wanted to go to ░░░░░░░░ and visit the graves ░░░░░░░░ black service members or ░░░░░░░░ profile black Americans who ░░░░░░░░ there was a part ░░░░░░░░ a website that would ░░░░░░░░ you do that That ░░░░░░░░ longer exists LIEBERMANN Yep ░░░░░░░░ walking tours where you ░░░░░░░░ look up black history ░░░░░░░░ Arlington National Cemetery women ░░░░░░░░ history or other sort ░░░░░░░░ categories of history that ░░░░░░░░ touch on or are ░░░░░░░░ history those websites those ░░░░░░░░ tours are at least ░░░░░░░░ what we can see ░░░░░░░░ longer there In terms ░░░░░░░░ recognizing each individual service ░░░░░░░░ Arlington is quick to ░░░░░░░░ out that they are ░░░░░░░░ but how they are ░░░░░░░░ strips them frankly of ░░░░░░░░ ethnicity if they re ░░░░░░░░ minority COOPER Oren Liebermann ░░░░░░░░ you very much.”