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July 2025

NPR News Now: White House DEI Directives

The annual commemoration of a World War II explosion that killed hundreds of Black Americans went off unchanged despite White House directives on diversity, equity, and inclusion.

NPR

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July 2025

Mornings on 2: Port Chicago Weekend

Interview with Port Chicago Alliance Board Member Damian Rainey and Treasure Island Museum Vice President Walt Bilofsky about the weekend of events happening across the Bay Area to commemorate the Port Chicago incident of 1944.

FOX 2

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July 2025

Port Chicago Weekend Comes To a Close

On the final day of Port Chicago Weekend 2025, KGO News interviewed Stephisha Ycoy-Walton, Outreach Producer for the upcoming documentary "Sign My Name To Freedom," aboard the historic Red Oak Victory.

ABC7

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June 2025

White House Directive is "Whitewashing History"

At National Park sites across the country, small signs are popping up at the entrances asking the public to keep an eye out for any negative references to American history.

CBS 5

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ABC News July 17, 2024
Navy Exonerates Black Sailors

In 2024, the U.S. Navy exonerated 256 Black Sailors who were unjustly court-martialed in 1944 following the Port Chicago explosion in California that killed 320 people.



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“The Port Chicago Alliance persuaded the State of California and cities, counties and organizations in the state to pass resolutions supporting the exoneration.”
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“Yulie Padmore is actively ensuring that the story of the Port Chicago disaster and the Port Chicago 50 is accessible to all.”
KQED kqed.com
“Port Chicago Alliance... organized an inaugural four-day Port Chicago Weekend, a festival in the Bay Area, which began on July 18 and was able to celebrate the exoneration.”
New York Times nytimes.com
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