15-04-2025 23:13 via infodocket.com

NPR: “U.S. Army Libraries Target Books With a Focus On DEI or ‘Gender Ideology’ For Removal”

From National Public Radio (NPR):Image Source: WestPoint.edu
A senior Army official ordered Army libraries, including West Point, to remove all books with the explicit and sole purpose of directly and overtly promoting DEI, gender ideology, and critical race theory in a manner that subverts meritocracy and unity,” according to a memo sent last week by acting Assistant Secretary of the Army Derrick Anderson. It says the list of documents should be provided to the Army’s chief libraria
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