Opal Lee calls on Trump to reverse DEI, Juneteenth order NBC10 Philadelphia [Video]

Federal agencies are now working to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. This week, the Defense Intelligence Agency ordered a pause on activities related to several observances, including Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and Juneteenth.

Dr. Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” sat down with NBC 5 to discuss how she feels about the administration’s recent move. She led the push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday and said she would like to meet with Trump to have a conversation and ask him a direct question.

“What is his reason? I just need to know why and see if I can’t talk into understand how much these mean to us. And see if he can’t rescind that order,” Lee said.

She is aware of the executive order signed by the president days ago aimed at ending what the administration has called “radical and wasteful government DEI programs.”

The president doubled down in a …