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Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office

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  1. 12News Now Beaumont

    Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge ordered by Hegseth's office (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    A list of the books has not yet been made available.

  2. Military Times

    Naval Academy removes nearly 400 books from library in new DEI purge (opens Military Times)

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    Academy officials were told to review the library late last week, and an initial search had identified about 900 books for a closer look.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Naval Academy Removes Hundreds Of Books That Push DEI (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The U.S. Naval Academy on Monday began removing nearly 400 books containing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) content.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

  5. Fox News

    Naval Academy tosses 400 books from library following Trump DEI expulsion orders (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. Naval Academy is pitching almost 400 books from its library, in accordance with directives from the Trump administration to eliminate content related to diversity, equity and inclusion.

  6. Military.com

    Naval Academy Removes Nearly 400 Books from Library in Purge Ordered by Hegseth (opens Military.com)

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    U.S. officials say the U.S. Naval Academy has removed nearly 400 books from its library after being told by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office to review and get rid of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

  7. Time

    Naval Academy Library Removes Hundreds of Books in DEI Purge (opens Time)

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    Pulling the books off the shelves is another step in the Trump Administration’s far-reaching effort to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion content from federal agencies.

  8. The College Fix

    U.S. Naval Academy removes 400 books that promote DEI from library (opens The College Fix)

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    Lawmakers raise concerns over erasure of historical content.

  9. The Christian Post

    US Naval Academy removes nearly 400 library books in DEI purge (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The US Naval Academy removed nearly 400 books from its library that promoted DEI to comply with President Trump's executive orders.

  10. Black Enterprise

    Naval Academy Removes 400 Books In Anti-DEI Purge (opens Black Enterprise)

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    The U.S. Naval Academy removed nearly 400 books from its library Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s instructs to discard books that promote DEI

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