Donald Trump takes aim at diversity initiatives, bedrock civil rights: 5 takeaways
While conservative activists praise these efforts as a return to meritocracy, left-leaning activists believe these actions threaten racial progress .
Trump doesn't only want to end DEI. He's also voiding a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule.
President Trump revoked a 1965 rule that prohibited federal contractors from discriminating against employees or job applicants.
Trump Revokes Workplace Discrimination Rules Enacted By LBJ In 1965
The new president just unwound a landmark anti-discrimination measure implemented amid the height of the Civil Rights Movement.
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Did Trump kill ‘Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965’? Here’s why that claim caused confusion
Rossein said some people might have confused Johnson’s 1965 order with the 1964 Civil Rights Act he signed into law that went into effect July 5, 1965. That law created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and more widely prohibits employment discrimination because of race, color, national origin, religion and sex.
Some companies are refusing to comply with Trump’s anti-DEI crusade
JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Pinterest are just a few of the companies whose leaders say they will still emphasize diversity, as the new administration’s war on such policies ramps up.
Lawyers and advocacy groups advise members of the LGBTQ+ community to take precautions under Trump’s executive order
With concerns of President Donald Trump’s policies targeting the LGBTQ+ community looming, lawyers advise individuals on actions to take to guarantee their rights.
Breaking Down Trump’s Terrifying Flurry of Executive Orders
Donald Trump issued executive orders targeting immigrants, transgender Americans, the climate, and the Constitution.
‘People Are Exhausted’: Democrats Plot A More Toned-Down Opposition To Trump
Massive protests are out. Democrats are taking a more methodical approach to Donald Trump’s second term in office.
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‘Ask Russia’: Trump Refuses to Say if Ukraine War Will End in a Year Despite ’24 Hours’ Vow
One of President Donald Trump’s several broken campaign promises was highlighted by a question Thursday as he spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he refused to say if Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine would be over in a year.
Trump orders reflect his promises to roll back transgender protections and end DEI programs
Trump's first tasks as he takes office include signing executive orders to roll back protections for transgender people and end government DEI programs.
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Biden spends last day of presidency in South Carolina as he reflects on 5 decades in Washington
President Joe Biden is spending the last full day of his presidency in South Carolina — a state that helped propel him to the White House in 2020.
Boston's MLK event calls for unity, action under new presidency
The Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast takes place every year to honor the civil rights leader’s legacy, and this year, it happened just as a new president was being sworn in.