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Tuskegee DEI
January 27, 2025
US Air Force reverses course after removing Tuskegee Airmen video amid Trump DEI ban backlash with Pete Hegseth saying it…
thegrio, target, DEI
January 25, 2025
The discount store chain that it would join rival chains in scaling back diversity, equity and equity initiatives.
Hakeem Jeffries, theGrio.com
January 24, 2025
The House of Representatives minority leader vowed that Democrats would take on the attacks on DEI "head-on" along with civil…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 22, 2025
Leaders are seething after Trump revoked enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws, or Title VII, under the Civil Rights Act.
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 22, 2025
Trump moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all DEI staff be put on paid leave and…
Jasmine Crockett DEI Scott Jennings
January 9, 2025
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, had choice words for anyone trying to use DEI as a reason for Los Angeles’ wildfire…
January 8, 2025
Barron Witherspoon says the Trump administration targeting of DEI and Department of Education means we should fight for critical thinking.
Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign, affirmative action, corporate DEI rollbacks, theGrio.com
January 8, 2025
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2025 Corporate Equality Index has emerged as a top target of conservative activists.
McDonald's, McDonald's Diversity, McDonald's DEI, McDonald's DEI rollback, McDonald's affirmative action, affirmative action, theGrio.com
January 7, 2025
McDonald's is the latest to shift its tactics in the wake of the Supreme Court’s 2023 decision outlawing affirmative action.
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November 27, 2024
Walmart's sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S.…
Jasmine Crockett, theGrio.com
November 21, 2024
“There has been no oppression for the white man in this country," said Rep. Crockett during a committee hearing on…
DEI, diversity equity and inclusion, theGrio.com
October 15, 2024
In a letter to the largest U.S. companies, 49 House members highlighted the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in…
Lowe's, Philadelphia
August 28, 2024
Lowe's says they began “reviewing” its programs after the Supreme Court's 2023 ruling outlawing affirmative action in college admissions.
August 21, 2024
The action on the campus comes after state lawmakers debated whether to limit public colleges' diversity, equity and inclusion practices.
Kamala Harris, Kamala Family, Kamala Harris parents, Kamala Harris race, Kamala Harris ethnicity, Is Kamala Black? Kamala Harris nationality, theGrio.com
July 25, 2024
What is Kamala Harris’ race and identity? “DEI” attacks on her Jamaican and Indian heritage. President Barack Obama faced the…
June 20, 2024
Several groups are calling on President Biden to do more to protect DEI after a series of court battles led…
April 18, 2024
The future of diversity, equity and inclusion staff jobs in North Carolina's public university system could be at stake after…
Former President Donald Trump raises a fist
April 9, 2024
A potential Trump administration will reportedly seek to undo equity programs aimed at addressing discrimination against Black Americans.
Governor Wes Moore Speaks on President Biden &  Francis Scott Key Bridge Repair
April 4, 2024
TheGrio chats with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore ahead of President Biden's visit to Baltimore to tour the damage of the…
diversity equity and inclusion is good, DEI, theGrio.com
April 2, 2024
Diversity is something to celebrate not run away from. Diversity, equity and inclusion is not a boogeyman; it’s actually a…