The Defense Intelligence Agency's pause comes in response to President Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace.

The Rev. Peggy Pugh remembers growing up in St. Paul’s Rondo neighborhood in the early 1970s, watching her mother dress for church in pearl necklaces and Avon makeup. But it wasn’t just the beauty of the women in Rondo that captivated Pugh – it was what she learned from her community and continues to carry with her, she said.

Federal agencies have struggled to interpret Trump's Jan. 20 executive order ending DEI programs across the government .