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Badlands Media Special Coverage: 2/18/26 - President Trump’s White House Black History Month Celebration
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In this special Badlands Media coverage, President Donald Trump hosts a White House event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Black History Month. During his remarks, President Trump honors the legacy of Reverend Jesse Jackson and recognizes African American leaders, cabinet members, faith figures, business owners, and community advocates in attendance.
President Trump highlights first-term accomplishments including long-term funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the creation of Opportunity Zones, and the passage of criminal justice reform. He shares economic updates, pointing to record stock market highs, rising employment levels, wage growth outpacing inflation, and increased labor force participation among Black Americans.
The event features personal testimonies from Alice Johnson on second chances and prison reform, a small business owner crediting the “no tax on tips” policy for expanding her coffee shop, a grandmother advocating for law and order in Washington, D.C., and a mother discussing school choice and scholarship opportunities.
President Trump closes by connecting Black History Month to American history and reaffirming commitments to public safety, economic growth, and educational opportunity.