"Work, including who you work for, is an inherently political act."

I have heard the same thing about knitting and breastfeeding. Hard disagree; this is the kind of mission creep that takes over your entire life if you aren't careful.

"Black History Month events they conducted; now they don't."

So they stopped a performative action whose real impact is debatable. Employees likely won't forget the history of U.S. slavery even if their employer stopped running special events to conmemorate it.