The warnings were clear. The blueprints were public. Project 2025 was never a conspiracy theory—it was a promise…a meticulously crafted roadmap designed to shift America into something unrecognizable unless you’ve been paying attention to the undercurrents of history.
We were told not to overreact; that this wasn’t Donald Trump’s plan if he became president. That these ideas were too extreme ever to make it past the walls of a think tank. But here we are—not even 100 days into his administration—watching those same so-called extreme policies materialize in real time. People losing access. Communities being targeted. The very foundation of civil rights legislation is under siege.
And now? Now, they want us to act surprised.
100 Days of Project 2025 in Action
It didn’t take long. The first wave of executive orders hit like the opening bars of a tactical musical score—deliberate, precise and impossible to ignore. Immigration, civil rights, healthcare, education, energy policy—each one deliberately targeted and chipped away at the protections people assumed were untouchable.
At the border, the administration wasted no time in reinstating the “Remain in Mexico” policy and moving to terminate birthright citizenship. This wasn’t just about border security but redefining who belongs here. Black immigrants, particularly those from Africa and the Caribbean, now face heightened scrutiny, fewer protections and an immigration system built to lock them out.
Then came the attack on civil rights and diversity initiatives, a move so brazen that some organizations are still trying to process what it means for their workforce, their grants, and their missions. DEI is being dismantled at the federal level, with businesses and universities now questioning how much they’re willing to risk by continuing equity-based hiring and programming. This wasn’t about budget cuts but about making it clear that diversity itself is a threat. Trump is simply following instructions.
Healthcare has taken a direct hit, with Medicaid expansion being rolled back, leaving millions—including a disproportionate number of Black Americans—at risk of losing access to basic care. This comes as no surprise. The same blueprint that called for eliminating DEI also advocates for a healthcare system where affordability is a privilege, not a right. Reproductive healthcare restrictions are tightening, hitting Black women the hardest, despite the already sky-high maternal mortality rates that should have made them a priority. Instead, they are an afterthought.
The classroom is no longer safe either. Public education is being gutted in favor of privatization and school choice policies that overwhelmingly benefit those who can afford it. The Department of Education, once tasked with enforcing federal civil rights protections, is being hollowed out, ensuring that underfunded schools in Black and brown communities are left to struggle on their own. This isn’t just a policy change—it’s a fundamental shift in how education is valued. Or, more accurately, who is valued enough to receive it.
Even the air we breathe and the water we drink are now at greater risk. The administration has rolled back environmental protections at a speed that should terrify us all. Deregulation is not some abstract political maneuver—it means more toxins in predominantly Black communities, more displacement, and more unchecked corporate destruction. The people most affected—the same ones who already lived through Flint, through hurricanes that devastated underserved communities, through environmental racism masked as economic growth—are once again the ones expected to endure.
“We Tried to Tell Y’all”
The alignment between Trump’s policies and Project 2025 is not coincidental—it is strategic. According to TIME, nearly two-thirds of Trump’s executive orders are pulled directly from its pages. That’s not a suggestion. That’s a takeover.
Some people swore up and down that Trump wasn’t serious about this plan. That Project 2025 was too extreme, too impractical. The same people who, when confronted with policy, dismiss it as just another “political move.” The same folks who said, “Let’s just wait and see.”
Well, we waited. Now, look at us.
Now, we have communities losing their healthcare. Now, we have federal agencies making it clear that diversity is a liability. Now, we have young Black students in classrooms with fewer resources and more obstacles.
And the irony? Some of y’all voted for this.
James Baldwin Told Us So
“People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after that innocence is dead turns himself into a monster.” — James Baldwin
Project 2025 was never a secret. The book was published, the policies were drafted, and the goals were clearly outlined. But people—many of them in our community—chose to shut their eyes, dismissing it as political paranoia.
Now, we have a decision to make. Should we keep pretending this isn’t happening, or should we fight?
Because history tells us what happens when Black people are abandoned, we organize. We push back. We reclaim our space. From The Black Panther Party to Black Lives Matter, from hip-hop’s political lyricism to movement-building through community organizing—we have never let oppression breathe easy.
So, let them try because this is not the end. This is the call.
The only question remains: what are we going to do?
