Blue States Are Keeping DEI On Life Support
Several states are committed to resisting the Trump administration’s efforts to eradicate divisive diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives from schools. In February, the Department of Education (ED) sent an order to the state education officer, reminding them that they are bound by the Civil Rights Act and cannot make admission or employment decisions based […]
Al Sharpton holds ‘constructive and candid’ meeting with Target CEO over DEI initiatives
Target CEO Matted MSNBC host Pastor Al Sharpton on Thursday. The latter organizations have put pressure on businesses that have previously reduced their DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) initiatives. Sharpton met with Target CEO Brian Cornell to discuss how Sharpton encouraged followers to boycott the chain as he reduced DEI’s efforts. News of the conference […]
383 ‘active’ DEI offices, programs still at in effect at US colleges: report
new investigation Tracking the current status of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at conservative, nonprofit defensive education universities, we found that there are currently 383 “currently active” DEI offices and programs, with 243 universities maintaining DEI offices or programming across the institution. Previously known as defence education for parents, Defending Education is a national grassroots […]
NJ’s Dem. Gov. Murphy Fights Trump Adm. over DEI in Schools
The administration of Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ) is reportedly balancing its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from public schools, in response to requests from federal authorities. State Department of Education I answered Request from the US Department of Education’s Civil Rights Office after being asked to reaffirm compliance with Civil Rights Act and the Supreme […]
Target CEO meets with Al Sharpton amidst DEI controversy
Target CEO Matted MSNBC host Pastor Al Sharpton on Thursday. The latter organizations have put pressure on businesses that have previously reduced their DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) initiatives. Sharpton met with Target CEO Brian Cornell to discuss how Sharpton encouraged followers to boycott the chain as he reduced DEI’s efforts. News of the conference was […]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar rips President Trump over DEI policies
NBA legend Kareem Abdul Jabber used his speech in commemoration of Jackie Robinson Day of the Los Angeles Dodgers to call on President Donald Trump’s policies. Robinson, as usual, was recognized on Tuesday, the 78th anniversary of his breaking the colour barrier of MLB. He did so with the Dodgers. The Dodgers celebrated the late […]
Target CEO to speak with Sharpton amid scrutiny over DEI cuts
Pastor Al Sharpton will meet with Target CEO Brian Cornell as retail giants continue to face backlash due to rollbacks of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies. According to CNBC, Target requested a meeting after Sharpton (NAN), the head of the National Action Network (NAN), urged them to avoid shopping at businesses that have ended […]
New York Yankees say they are still committed to DEI initiatives: ‘Our Diversity and Inclusion Committee continues’
The New York Yankees said that despite Major League Baseball removing references to such activities online, they still host diversity, equity and comprehensive committees and summits. Although MLB removed references to the DEI initiative and its DEI-centric employment pipeline program in March, sources within the organization claimed that the Yankees were still engaged in discriminatory […]
Target CEO Brian Cornell to meet Rev. Al Sharpton following black boycott threat over DEI rollback
Target CEO Brian Cornell is scheduled to meet civil rights leader Al Sharpton this week in New York. The meeting, launched by Target, is a move that urged backlash from civil rights groups to reduce the DEI initiative following recent decisions by retailers. Sharpton himself has not yet asked for an official boycott, but he […]
Rep. Elise Stefanik blasts upstate NY school district for ‘defying’ Trump’s order on trans athletes, DEI
Rep. Elise Stefanik warned that federal funds could be in crisis as he blasted New York schools’ “gender expansion” policies and contradicted President Trump’s senior leadership on transgender athletes in women’s sports. An Upstate Republican said Saratoga Springs rebutted the orders for the “diversity, equity and inclusion” program when he passed a resolution earlier this […]