Black History Month begins
On February 1 each year.
But Trump and his cronies are working hard
To make Black history disappear.
Our African American
History Museum,° you see,
Is too "divisive" according to Trump,
And we cannot allow that to be.
Our history must be whitewashed
In order to protect our youth.
That is one of the ways that Trump
Will keep the people from learning the truth.
Memorials honoring
Enslaved peoples are being removed.
Trump thinks then the American people's
Self-image will be improved.
Removing Black historical figures
From national websites: another way
The Trump regime makes a blatant
White supremacist power play.
Books are being removed from bookshelves,
As though Black lives don't matter, and true
Exhibits that place a focus on
Our racist past are becoming taboo.
While the country's legacy
Of racist abuse is being ignored,
It seems as though old Jim Crow laws
With Trump's support are being restored.
Is the Holocaust Museum
Going to be next? Is that Trump's plan?
Any way that he can stifle
The truth, he'll do it if he can.
Celebrate Black History month.
Let the amazing stories be spread--
Both accomplishments and struggles
Of Blacks, both the living and dead.
-by Bob B (2-2-26)
°The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C.
