Ghana's president, in New York, says US 'normalising' erasure of Black history

Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama, speaking in New York on Tuesday, criticised the U.S. administration for what he described as normalising the erasure of Black history, warning such policies could have ripple effects elsewhere.



Since his return to power, U.S. President Donald Trump has targeted U.S. cultural and historical institutions - from museums to monuments to national parks - to remove what he calls "anti-American" ideology.



His declarations and executive orders have led to the dismantling of slavery exhibits, the restoration of Confederate statues and other moves that civil rights advocates say could reverse decades of social progress.



"These policies are becoming a template for other governments as well as some private institutions," Mahama said, speaking at an event on slavery reparations at the United Nations. "At the very least, they are slowly normalising the erasure."