Home President Donald Trump embraces Forlesia Cook at a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2026. Photo credit: ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA President Donald Trump embraces Forlesia Cook at a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2026. Photo credit: ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA

President Donald Trump embraces Forlesia Cook at a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2026. Photo credit: ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA

President Donald Trump embraces Alice Marie Johnson, the White House Pardon Czar, at a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2026. Photo credit: ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA
Former US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Dr. Ben Carson, center, and US Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner look on as President Donald Trump speaks at a reception for Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2026. Photo credit: ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA