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Did DEI D.I.E.? Welcome to a new kind of 'civil rights' era
One of President Trump's first executive orders was to remove diversity initiatives from the federal government. Jacob Wackerhausen/Getty Images hide caption
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One of President Trump's first executive orders was to remove diversity initiatives from the federal government.
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The new Trump administration is using the language of civil rights but flipping it on its head. If 'diversity' is now being coded as discrimination, what does that mean for the future of civil rights?
Brittany is joined by Columbia Law professor Olatunde Johnson and Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Wesley Lowery to look at how the Trump administration is dismantling federal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and how private businesses are following suit.
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This episode was produced by Corey Antonio Rose, with additional support from Barton Girdwood. It was edited by Jasmine Romero. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.
