“EPA postponed upcoming race-related training sessions after the White House ordered the agencies to suspend what it called “anti-American propaganda” across the federal government.
Kyla Bennett, a director at Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, suspected the training sessions were playing out differently across the regional offices. In Region 1, for instance, the training officer sent out additional reading materials, including “Black Patriots & Loyalists” by Alan Gilbert, “The Death of Reconstruction” by Heather Cox Richardson and “The Fire Next Time” by James Baldwin.”