Diversity & Equality

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week. It came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered the school to get rid of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion....

As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A notice sent Thursday by the Education Department gives states and schools 10 days to sign and return the certification. It’s the latest escalation against DEI policies,…

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

The U.N. began commemorating the holiday in 1975, which was International Women’s Year, and its General Assembly officially recognized the day two years later.

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.

Local businesses are expressing concern over rollbacks at the federal level to diversity, equity and inclusion programs as Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul released guidance. NBC Chicago’s Christian Farr reports.

Some prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.

A new JUST 100 list of America’s “most just” companies is out, with a little less DEI and ESG, and a touch of MAGA. 

A letter to the affected employees obtained by NBC News said they would continue to receive their full salaries and benefits and would not be required to do any work-related tasks.

The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has barred any celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women’s History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump’s executive orders.

Civil rights activists gathered outside Target’s headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald’s and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.

President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders proclaiming that the U.S. government will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and ending “radical and wasteful” diversity, equity and inclusion programs inside federal agencies.

With President-elect Donald Trump and his administration vowing to wipe out federally funded diversity programs, the future of DEI is precarious.

Corporations are pulling out of the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index just a few years after celebrating their contributions to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

Walmart’s sweeping rollback of its diversity policies is the strongest indication yet of a profound shift taking hold at U.S. companies that are re-evaluating the legal and political risks associated with bold programs to bolster historically underrepresented groups in business.

“A lot of the stuff written about us is just so fake.”

Bisila Bokoko, a Spanish immigrant with African roots, moved to the United States to carve out a path as an entrepreneur.

Lowe’s changes follow closely on the heels of announcements by Harley Davidson and Jack Daniel’s, as well as similar changes made by Tractor Supply, John Deere and Best Buy.

The inclusive world of Barbie is expanding yet again — this time, with the first-ever blind Barbie doll and a Black Barbie with Down syndrome.