National Park Service Prioritizes Trump’s Birthday Over Historic Civil Rights Holidays

The National Park Service’s recent decision to strip free admission privileges on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, while adding President Donald Trump’s birthday—also Flag Day—to the list, raises serious questions about whose history Washington chooses to honor.Are We Erasing America’s Hard-Won Civil Rights Legacy?Free access to national parks on days marking Black Americans' struggle for freedom and equality has been more than symbolic; it has encouraged community service, education, and national unity. Yet, beginning January 1st, these observances will no longer grant free entry. In their place stands a day celebrating a president whose tenure was marked by...