We may be living through the most turbulent half decade in the history of the diversity movement that took off in the late 1960’s. In the process, the very idea of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion has been taking a shellacking, including legislative restrictions on its very existence. Consider some of events.
The publication of The 1619 Project and the ensuing attack on Critical Race Theory. The police killing of George Floyd. The growing strength and virulence of the anti-diversity movement, ranging from President Donald Trump’s 2020 ban on federal diversity training through Florida’s passage of the Stop Woke Act to the national surge of diversity-related book banning. The 2024 presidential campaign, with inflamed and accusative proclamations about biracial identity, transgender rights, White nationalism, immigration, and, yes, tampons.
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