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
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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}

Starting Wed, >100k people, many of them parishioners at #BlackChurches, are pledging to abstain from shopping at #Target, part of a 40-day nationwide #boycott of the retail giant more than a month after the company abandoned its #diversity, #equity & #inclusion initiatives.

The effort, led by prominent faith & #CivilRights leaders such as Pastor Jamal Bryant, includes Atlanta, Houston, Jacksonville, & Alexandria.

#economy #FreeSpeech #law #USpol #Trump #discrimination
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The portal, called EndDEI.ed.gov [yes, that’s an official dot gov address], debuted w/a press release that featured no govt authorities, but rather a quote from a co-founder of the reactionary group #MomsForLiberty, which is infamous for its anti-#LGBTQ+ activism & links to #RightWing #militant groups like the #ProudBoys.

#law #Education #diversity #equity #inclusion #PublicSchools #FreeSpeech #extremism #USpol #Trump

Holy shit

#Trump #Education Department Opens #Snitch Line Against #Diversity

The snitch portal was launched in association with the #extremist group Moms for Liberty

Trump's Dept of Education has launched a new portal for Americans to rat out the #diversity, #equity, & #inclusion efforts at their local #PublicSchools.

#law #discrimination #bigotry #FreeSpeech #extremism #StateSponsoredTerrorism #USpol #Trump
rollingstone.com/politics/poli…

Trump Ed. Dept. Launches “EndDEI” Snitch Portal with Moms for Liberty

Donald Trump’s Education Department is encouraging parents to report diversity efforts in public schools.

^{Tim Dickinson (Rolling Stone)}

The [#Trump] Dept of #Education issued a threatening letter this month addressed to all #educational institutions that receive federal funds. The letter offers an extreme & implausible interpretation of the #law governing #diversity, #equity & #inclusion policy. It demands that #schools abandon not just affirmative-action-like programs…but also policies that are blind to individuals’ race if those policies were adopted, even in part, to promote racial diversity.

#USpol
nytimes.com/2025/02/26/opinion…

Opinion | The Department of Education’s D.E.I. Letter Just Threatened the Existence of Many Colleges

The government offers an implausible interpretation of the law.

^{Sonja B. Starr (The New York Times)}