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It happened again.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth blocked the promotions of seven senior Navy officers. They join the more than two dozen generals and admirals who have been fired or sidelined, and the 40 senior officers who have been removed by Hegseth. More than HALF of them have been Black or female.

The result is unmistakable: fewer Black leaders, fewer women leaders, and more power concentrated in the hands of Hegseth and his handpicked people. Hegseth is moving swiftly to resegregate the leadership of our nation's most important institutions.

Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have expressed concern, but it’s time to force them to act. As our representatives rush to pass next year’s Pentagon funding bill, they must include guardrails to protect Black and women military leaders from Hegseth’s purge — but it’s going to take all of us speaking out to force them to do it.

The House just passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which means the bill now moves to the Senate, so we don’t have much time. Will you urgently send a message to your senators calling on them to take immediate action to stop Hegseth’s push to resegregate military leadership?

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Across the country, Trump and his allies are attacking DEI, dismantling Black political power, erasing Black history from our museums, and banning books by Black authors. The assault on military leadership is part of the same project.

Black troops have fought in every major U.S. war while facing discrimination in uniform and at home. The military was formally desegregated in 1948, but Black officers have continually had to fight for the chance to lead.

In his push to remove or sideline Black and women officers, Hegseth's goal is clear: systematically push Black leaders and women out of positions of authority and narrow who gets to rise. It’s all part of the Trump administration's corrupt plan to create a culture of fear, silence critics, and take complete control.

We refuse to let it work.

Members of Congress are debating whether to include an amendment in the NDAA to require more transparency on these senior officer removals. They need to hear from all of us right now that this MUST be a priority.

Tell the Senate: Stop Hegseth's political purge and protect Black and female leadership in the military.

Thank you for joining us to take action.

Until Justice Is Real,

Color Of Change