The New York State Education Department (NYSED) announced it will continue to push diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in public schools—despite direct instructions from the Trump administration to cease such programs.
A prominent Ohio newspaper is under fire after it was accused of deliberately cropping a black Republican lawmaker from a photo taken during the signing of legislation aimed at eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs from public colleges and universities. The Cleveland Plain Dealer published an edited version of the image that excluded Rep. Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Township), the first black Republican elected to the Ohio House and a lead sponsor of the bill.
During a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on April 3, Representative Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) recounted how she secured a public defender position by emphasizing her race.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has ordered every U.S. law school to halt diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) admissions practices, with Attorney General Pam Bondi stating, “We have come too far as a nation to allow the abominable practice of discrimination on the basis of one’s race to continue.”
Comedian Michael Ian Black sparked outrage after mocking the death of former Utah Congresswoman Mia Love, who passed away on Sunday at 49 following a battle with brain cancer. Rather than expressing condolences, Black took to social media to ridicule Love, calling her a “DEI” hire and suggesting that President Donald Trump should “erase her.”
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear (D) vetoed a bill that would have deconstructed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in the state's universities.
At The Walt Disney Company's annual shareholders meeting on March 20, a proposal to discontinue participation in the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) Corporate Equality Index was overwhelmingly rejected.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sent letters to twenty law firms requesting information pertaining to any diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policy held by the firms.
