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The #NY State #Education Dept issued a defiant response to #Trump’s threats to pull federal #funding from #PublicSchools over #diversity, #equity & #inclusion programs, a remarkable departure from recent conciliatory approaches of other institutions. A day earlier, the federal govt issued a memo to education ofcls across the nation, telling them to confirm the elimination of all programs it argues *unfairly* promote #DEI.

#law #democracy #FreeSpeech
nytimes.com/2025/04/04/us/poli…

New York Warns Trump It Will Not Comply With Public School D.E.I. Order

New York’s stance differed from the muted and deferential responses from other major institutions to the administration’s threats.

^{Troy Closson (The New York Times)}

U.S. Dept of #Defense restores #JackieRobinson story on website, admits it was taken down in #DEIpurge

The #DOD has restored an article on its website honoring Jackie Robinson after having removed it in an effort to #purge "#DEI" (#diversity, #equity & #inclusion) content [at the direction of #Trump & #Hegseth].

#USpol #WhiteSupremacy #racism #military #ServiceMembers #history #BlackHistory #RepresentationMatters #whitewashing
cbssports.com/mlb/news/u-s-dep…

U.S. Department of Defense restores Jackie Robinson story on website, admits it was taken down in DEI purge

There was online backlash this week after a story highlighting Robinson's time in the military was taken down

^{CBSSports.com}