Google Calendar Deletes Black History Month, Pride and Other Cultural Events
The Silicon Valley giant said it made the change last year because it was difficult to keep up with every occasion, but some users questioned the decision.
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Google Calendar removes Black History Month, Pride and other cultural events
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Google Calendar users no longer see default entries for events like Pride, Black History Month
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Google Calendar no longer includes start of Black History Month, Pride Month
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Google Calendar omits Pride, Black History Month from default display
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Google Calendar drops cultural celebrations like Black History Month and Women's History Month
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In the Musk revolution, lessons from the 20th century will be deleted | Rafael Behr
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Musk: 'I think we do need to delete entire agencies'
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Elon Musk calls for US government to 'delete entire agencies'
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