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Clint Smith: Make America What It Set Out to Be

Explore episode Jul 3, 2026
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Black Soldiers Under Hegseth: A System of Erasure

Clint Smith: Make America What It Set Out to Be · Jul 3, 2026 Government

Black and female military officers are being blocked from promotions they earned, subjected to DEI loyalty tests run by AI, and watching their history erased from Pentagon walls. Hegseth hasn't just introduced hostility — he's removed the top-level accountability that once kept racist behavior in check, effectively writing a blank check for discrimination throughout the ranks.

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