Trump’s latest presidential victory has sent shockwaves through Black America and for good reason. The Heritage Foundation outlined their plans for his administration with Project 2025, an extreme far-right Christian agenda. Here are the five reasons why Black folks should be worried about what Trump will do next.
1. Making The White House White Again
The Biden-Harris administration made history by having the most diverse staff in this country’s history, with 50 percent of current employees describing themselves as racially or ethnically diverse. According to Project 2025, Trump would eliminate job protections for those government employees who could be replaced by political appointees—meaning his White House would be white again.
2. Saying Good Riddance To The Department Of Education
The 900-page document promises to dismantle the Department of Education. It would also get rid of federal education funding, divert taxpayer funds to private schools, and systemize book bans and classroom censorship on a national level. Without federal oversight, a second Trump administration would be able implement extremist anti-public education teachings—like slavery had benefits, for example—that are already being carried out at the state level across America.
3. Deporting Immigrants At Record Rates
Project 2025 hopes to complete the U.S.-Mexico border wall, which could cost up to nearly $22 billion. Trump attempted to execute the wall during his first term, but it led to a government shutdown and state of national emergency. Visa categories would also be eliminated, including victims of human trafficking and transnational crime.
4. Further Eroding Abortion Rights
During his first presidential term, Trump padded the Supreme Court with conservative justices who wound up overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022. Project 2025 requests that the Food and Drug Administration reverse its 24-year-old approval of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone. It also calls for the Justice Department to enforce the Comstock Act against providers and distributors of abortion pills. Both of these things will disproportionately affect Black women who have the highest rate of maternal deaths during childbirth.
5. Ending Climate Change Initiatives
The Biden administration has funded initiatives to counter the dangerous effects of global warming. However, the Heritage Foundation plans to cut federal spending on investment and research into renewable energy sources. Carbon-reduction targets will be replaced with security goals and increased energy production. It would also mean an end to over a million clean energy jobs. Environmental racism disproportionately affect Black people.