“I believe that removing teachings about this country’s history and race is a beast that will never be full. If you allow some to be removed, they will want to remove more & more…eventually even historical figures like Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, and Malcolm X might be removed altogether.” 

“The road in the background of the paintings represents the road that African Americans have had to travel just to get this far, only to have our histories – our stories – potentially erased.” Jonathan Harris – April 2022

Following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, the Pentagon has begun removing references of Black soldiers and units, all in the name of purging so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) content. Josh Copitch – 18 March 2025

“I think the message that the current administration is sending to Black and brown people is, ‘You need not apply,’. “But what they don’t understand is that you cannot have a military today numbers-wise without minorities and women.” US Navy veteran Bobby Jones, president of the nonpartisan Veterans for Responsible Leadership.

Buffalo Soldiers were some of the first African-Americans to serve in the regular U.S. Army. 

Buffalo Soldier, dreadlock Rasta

There was a Buffalo Soldier

In the heart of America

Stolen from Africa, brought to America

Fighting on arrival, fighting for survival

If you know your history

Then you would know where you coming from

Then you wouldn’t have to ask me

Who the heck do I think I am – Bob Marley

Artist Jonathan Harris and his painting titled “Critical Race Theory”.