Activist groups are offering a progressive vision for the U.S.’s next 250 years, positioning themselves against President Donald Trump’s plans to mark the semiquincentennial this summer.The coalition of groups, which are mostly focused on race, is spearheading protests from June 19 through July 4 in New York City, Chicago, Boston, and other major cities, with a capstone event planned in Washington, D.C., on June 27. The coalition’s openly ideological slant to the Left puts it in stark contrast to messaging from Freedom 250, the organization Trump spearheaded to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary throughout 2026, as well as America250, the nonpartisan commission established by Congress to mark the milestone. The June 27 “mass mobilization” protest will be led by Next250, an organization that seeks to “retell US history from the perspectives and contributions of women of color and other marginalized identities.” Liberation Ventures, an organization that pushes for reparations for black people, is also in the coalition, as well as Black Liberation-Indigenous Sovereignty, or BLIS Collective, which is hosting another major “reclamation” event in New York City on June 20 that aims to “rehearse a liberated future ahead of the United States’ 250th anniversary.”