'60 Minutes' lets the music play - in defiance of Trump, Hegseth & their hatred of DEI

When Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth carried out President Donald Trump's will to end "the tyranny of so-called Diversity, Equity and Inclusion policies " one initiative in particular - a planned two-day workshop nd performance with gifted high school musicians of color and the U.S. Marine Corps Band - got whacked. The workshop & concert was salvaged, somewhat, thanks in large part to the same CBS News and '60 Minutes' in the Trump FCC crosshairs. [See the full performance here]With black and brown students suffering more from a lack of access to arts education than their white and Asian students, the organization Equity Arc works to connect student musicians of color with mentors and opportunities; opportunities just like the Hegseth-cancelled collaborative effort.At least these kids can't feel targeted or singled out; there's also inexplicable base name changes and the scrubbing of Department of Defense web pages honoring veterans of color, too. However, thanks to Equity Arc, some noble military music veterans and, yes, CBS News and '60 Minutes' bravely contributing to the cause (in the face of Trump's threats to target media outlets not beholden to him), the mentorship and the concert, went on anyway.