#44 - Damn the Torpedoes! Fighting Book Bans & Erasure at the Naval Academy

In this episode, we’re diving into the dangerous and deliberate removal of nearly 400 books from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library ahead of a visit from the Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth this past Tuesday, April 1, 2025.

🎧 We’re unpacking:

 ✅ What’s really behind this wave of book bans
✅ How this rollback of DEI threatens all marginalized groups—not just Black service members
✅ What the data tells us about current representation in the Navy
✅ Why this anti-DEI wave is a direct attack on Civil Rights-era protections
✅ 6 powerful actions we can all take to fight back

📖 Read the full blog post and explore the links mentioned in the podcast.

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