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Van Jones, CNN, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 31, 2025
"Are we just gonna blame Black and brown people for everything that happens for the next four years?" Jones queried…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 30, 2025
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus condemned Trump's remarks suggesting diversity hiring was to blame for the deadly collision.
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
January 30, 2025
Trump left more questions than answers in his expletive attacks on Democrats and diversity practices during Thursday's press conference.
Frederick Joseph, Target, Black-owned brands, Black authors, Black-owned businesses, Target ending DEI, theGrio.com
January 30, 2025
Frederick Joseph speaks out after Target announced last week it was ending its DEI initiatives in their stores.
Costco, theGrio.com
January 28, 2025
After doubling down on its DEI policies, wholesale giant Costco is being pressured by Republican state officials to abandon its…
Marc Morial, Al Sharpton, theGrio.com
January 27, 2025
Leaders aren't taking President Donald Trump's latest executive orders targeting DEI and the enforcement of discrimination laws lying down.
Rutgers, DEI, Donald Trump, ending DEI, higher ed, HBCUs, theGrio.com
January 27, 2025
Rutgers education center instructed to “cease all work” under the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility HUB at Jobs for the…
Target boycott, DEI, companies ending DEI, companies honoring DEI, Black-owned businesses, theGrio.com
January 27, 2025
Target joins the growing list of major retailers and companies that have abandoned their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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.
Walmart, Walmart DEI, Walmart diversity policies, Walmart DEI rollback, corporate DEI policies, corporate DEI backlash, DEI, Diversity equity inclusion, Trump win and DEI, Trump administration and DEI, Trump presidency and DEI, Trump DEI, Stephen Miller, Stephen Miller DEI, theGrio.com
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…