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American corporations didn’t want to diversify, anyway

After the murder of George Floyd, many companies turned to diversity initiatives that weren’t actually designed to bring change. That’s why they’re dropping them as quickly as they created them

The Guardian - US

Charities and even unions have begun wielding NDAs to cow and silence

The TSSA tried to prevent former female employees from making allegations of sexual harassment

The Guardian - UK

Disparate Impact Theory Rejected for DEI, but Embraced for Tariffs

Tariffs #1: Administration assumes that Trade Deficits are "the sum of all cheating."

Reason

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EEOC chief shift focus to investigating DEI but her methods provoke outcries

The acting chief of the top federal agency for protecting worker rights has signaled a pivot toward prioritizing President Donald Trump’s campaign to stamp out diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the private and public sectors

The Independent UK

Tunisia’s rap revolution: 5 women who are redefining hip-hop

Women rappers were not really a feature of Tunisia’s typically masculine and chauvinist hip-hop scene until the revolution that overthrew Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.

The Conversation

Maryland lawmakers plan to study reparations for slavery

Maryland lawmakers have approved a measure to create a commission to study and recommend potential benefits as reparations for slavery and lingering impacts of racial discrimination in the state

The Independent UK

Judge dismisses gender bias suit by woman who lost bid to be top pastor of famed Black church

A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a professor and minister who lost her bid to become the first woman serving as senior pastor of a prominent New York City congregation, the 217-year-old Abyssinian Baptist Church

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FCC Chair Investigates Disney Over Potential Past and Present DEI Policies

Disney scaled back DEI policies this year. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr still opened an investigation.

Reason

Land reparations are possible − and over 225 US communities are already working to make amends for slavery and colonization

Ever since the United States government’s unfulfilled promise of giving every newly freed Black American “40 acres and a mule” after the Civil War, descendants of the enslaved have repeatedly proposed the idea of redistributing land to redress the nation’s legacies of slavery.

The Conversation

UK academics accuse their union of discrimination over gender-critical film

Documents before tribunal say UCU branch asked Edinburgh University to cancel screening of Adult Human Female

The Guardian - UK

US efforts to eliminate diversity initiatives in Europe face backlash from some countries

The EU emphasised anti-discrimination and equality as part of its core values with France, Belgium and Spain pushing back against the letter.

Euronews

Fighting hate with "visibility and joy"

Activists are responding to anti-trans bigotry by redoubling their efforts to provide safe and inclusive spaces

Salon

The War on Terror comes home

Democratic norms were fatally eroded after 9/11 — and now Trump and his minions have now turned the weapons inward

Salon

Trump crackdown on anti-discrimination law hits French firms, sparking backlash

A directive targeting French companies with US government contracts has raised concerns about the widening reach of President Donald Trump's policies abroad. With transatlantic relations already under strain, French officials are pushing back, questioning the implications of Washington’s hardline approach.

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The Conversation

‘Everyday discrimination’ linked to increased anxiety and depression across all groups of Americans

People who most frequently encounter everyday discrimination – those subtle snubs and slights of everyday life – are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.

The Independent UK

First-class passenger says she was thrown off Delta plane for ‘flying while Black’

A flight attendant treated 53-year-old Teresa Hudson Jordan as if she were a “dog or a slave,” according to a newly filed discrimination lawsuit

Reason

Ninth Circuit Declines to Block Idaho's "Biological Sex" Restrictions for Multi-Occupancy School Restrooms, Locker Rooms, and Shower Rooms

The court leaves open, though, the possibility that a narrower challenge aimed just at restrooms with closed stalls, where students wouldn't generally be partly or fully undressed where others can see them.

The Guardian - UK

Former Citibank exec settles maternity discrimination case for £215,000

Maeve Bradley, who worked for Citibank in Belfast, lost out on expected promotion after having a baby

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Evening Standard

Former Citibank employee settles sex discrimination case for £215,000

Maeve Bradley believed she was in line for a promotion on her return from maternity leave.

The Independent UK

Maternity leave sex discrimination case settled for £215,000

Maeve Bradley said her maternity leave cover was promoted in her absence

The Texas Tribune

Federal investigators were preparing two Texas housing discrimination cases — until Trump took over

The government spent years probing allegations that a Dallas HOA created rules to kick poor Black people out and that Texas discriminated against minority residents in Houston after Hurricane Harvey, only to suddenly reverse course under Trump.

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How to File a Workplace Complaint Without Risking Retaliation

Any workplace environment can produce employment issues that force workers to file official grievances against their employers. An employee needs to understand the proper procedure for reporting any case of discrimination harassment, unpaid wages or unsafe workplace issues.

Roll Call

Trump cancels NIH grants on equity research - Roll Call

Grantees were told that diversity, equity and inclusion studies "are often used to support unlawful discrimination on the basis of race.”

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ DEI bans: What to know about the term and the debate

Diversity, equity and inclusion has become highly politicized — and there’s no standard definition for what it is.

The Texas Tribune

Texas’ DEI debate centers on a disagreement about whether programs perpetuate or prevent discrimination

Supporters say diversity initiatives close educational and income gaps born from a history of prejudice. Republican officials say they prioritize identity over merit.

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