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Trump hosts Black History Month event amid war on DEI

President Donald Trump, whose administration is in the midst of a sweeping campaign to terminate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives aimed partly at reducing discrimination against Black Americans, hosted a reception in honor of Black history at the White House on Thursday. Inside the East Room, dozens of donors, influencers, rappers and political figures gathered to hear from Trump, who entered with champion golfer Tiger Woods. The crowd — predominantly Black and overwhelmingly male — erupted in chants of “four more years” as Trump argued that his return to the...