By Hodari Brown, Contributing Columnist

On November 25, 2025, the National Park Service (NPS), under the direction of the U.S. Department of the Interior overseen by Donald Trump, announced its 2026 “fee-free” days. Gone from the list: Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth. Added instead: June 14 — the birthday of Donald Trump, which is also observed as Flag Day.

Those free-entry days were never just about convenience. They acknowledged the nation’s ongoing reckoning with racism, the legacy of slavery, and the struggle for civil rights. MLK Day honored a man whose vision centered on equality and justice. Juneteenth commemorated the delayed enforcement of emancipation and the long road to freedom. Removing them from the calendar is not simply administrative tinkering — it is a deliber

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