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Posted: 2018-02-02T08:42:25Z | Updated: 2018-02-02T22:44:20Z Ivanka Trump's Black History Month Tweet Sparks Outrage | HuffPost

Ivanka Trump's Black History Month Tweet Sparks Outrage

"Are you serious? Do you know who your dad is?"
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Ivanka Trump  was widely criticized online Thursday for a tweet she posted to commemorate  Black History Month .

President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser tweeted that “during #BlackHistoryMonth, we celebrate heroes like Harriet Tubman , Rosa Parks  and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. who were sojourners for freedom”:

The post was not well received.

Most Twitter users suggested that she pass the message on to her father, who, on multiple occasions , has been accused of being racist. Others questioned why she used the term “all Americans” when referring to Black History Month:

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