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More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots
Read full article: More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilotsThe U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs โ female World War II pilots.
Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White House
Read full article: Target is ending its diversity goals as a strong DEI opponent occupies the White HouseDiscount store chain Target says itโs joining rival Walmart and a number of other prominent American brands in scaling back corporate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Trump order ending federal DEI programs leaves agencies and stakeholders on uncertain ground
Read full article: Trump order ending federal DEI programs leaves agencies and stakeholders on uncertain groundFederal agencies, employees and contractors are trying to process how President Donald Trumpโs sweeping anti-DEI executive order will upend their work.
Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?
Read full article: Which US companies are pulling back on diversity initiatives?A number of prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed after the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd.
Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs back
Read full article: Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other US companies scale theirs backCostco has claimed victory in pushing back on a shareholder proposal that urges the wholesale club operator to conduct an evaluation of any business risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shift
Read full article: Trump's orders to end DEI programs reflect his push for a profound cultural shiftPresident Donald Trumpโs sweeping orders to end the governmentโs diversity, equity and inclusion effort mark a sea change for the country.
LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash
Read full article: LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlashA national rights group says more U.S. companies are providing strong benefits and protections to LGBTQ+ employees despite conservative activists pressuring high-profile brands to stop participating in the organizationโs annual workplace report card.
Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victory
Read full article: Walmart's DEI rollback signals a profound shift in the wake of Trump's election victoryWalmartโs sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.
The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
Read full article: The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policyThe federal judge considering Boeingโs plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Departmentโs diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent monitor to oversee the aerospace company.
Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programs
Read full article: Civil rights groups call on major corporations to stick with DEI programsA broad group of civil rights organizations are calling on the CEOs and board members of major companies to maintain their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlash
Read full article: Major companies abandon an LGBTQ+ rights report card after facing anti-diversity backlashMore than two decades ago, a national LGBTQ+ rights group decided to promote change by grading corporations on their workplace policies.
Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret Service
Read full article: Conservatives use shooting at Trump rally to attack DEI efforts at Secret ServiceSeveral Republican lawmakers seized on gender and diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at the Secret Service as among the reasons for security lapses during the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staff
Read full article: North Carolina university committee swiftly passes policy change that could cut diversity staffDiversity, equity and inclusion staff members' jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at risk.
Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to Accenture
Read full article: Insider Q&A: Nellie Borrero recounts 4 decades of addressing racism and bringing change to AccentureIt didnโt take long for Nellie Borrero to encounter racism in 1986 when she joined a major consulting firm that was the predecessor to Accenture.
Andrew McCaskillโs advice on asking the right questions and finding a team that respects you
Read full article: Andrew McCaskillโs advice on asking the right questions and finding a team that respects youThis week on โBlack Men Sundays,โ host Corie Murray shares part two of his interview with Andrew McCaskill, a marketing executive with a penchant for inclusion.
NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programs
Read full article: NAACP urges student-athletes to reconsider Florida colleges after state eliminates DEI programsThe NAACP says Black student-athletes should reconsider attending public colleges and universities in Florida.
Do better networking and make it inclusive with marketing executive Andrew McCaskill
Read full article: Do better networking and make it inclusive with marketing executive Andrew McCaskillThis week on โBlack Men Sundays,โ host Corie Murray shares part one of his interview with Andrew McCaskill, a marketing executive with a penchant for inclusion.
Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusion
Read full article: Kentucky governor marks civil rights event by condemning limits on diversity, equity and inclusionDemocratic Gov. Andy Beshear marched with other Kentuckians to commemorate the 60th anniversary of a landmark civil-rights rally that featured Martin Luther King Jr. in the state's capital city.
Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
Read full article: Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhereDiversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year.
Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government
Read full article: Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in governmentUtah has become the latest state to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government.
Your Florida Daily: State leaders remove sociology as core class amid DEI crackdown at universities
Read full article: Your Florida Daily: State leaders remove sociology as core class amid DEI crackdown at universitiesThis affects Florida's 12 public universities, including the University of Central Florida, Florida State University and the University of Florida.
Florida restricts funding for DEI in state colleges, replaces โwokeโ sociology course with US history
Read full article: Florida restricts funding for DEI in state colleges, replaces โwokeโ sociology course with US historyThe Florida Board of Education has implemented new regulations that it says will restrict the use of public funds for DEI programs within Florida College System institutions.
Medical pros work to find solutions for Floridaโs trans community
Read full article: Medical pros work to find solutions for Floridaโs trans communityMonths after a new law limited medical treatments for Floridaโs transgender community, healthcare leaders are still trying to come up with solutions.
GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplace
Read full article: GOP attorneys general shift the battle over affirmative action to the workplaceThirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices.
Florida DEI law for public universities puts private schools on alert
Read full article: Florida DEI law for public universities puts private schools on alertAt New College of Florida in Sarasota Monday, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure that could change how public colleges and universities operate in the state.
Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill eliminating DEI programs at colleges, universities
Read full article: Florida Gov. DeSantis signs bill eliminating DEI programs at colleges, universitiesFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a couple bills, including one eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion, or DEI, initiatives in higher education.
Gov. DeSantis calls out diversity in Florida schools, โwoke mobโ at education roundtable
Read full article: Gov. DeSantis calls out diversity in Florida schools, โwoke mobโ at education roundtableFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a roundtable Monday morning with education officials to discuss his decisive stances on diversity in the classroom.