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Diversity

Organization of Black Aerospace Professionals celebrates 50 years

  • Jan 13
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Mattel adds Barbie with autism to line showcasing diversity, inclusion

  • Jan 12
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Judge strikes down Trump guidance against DEI programs at schools

  • Aug 14, 2025
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Indiana University closes DEI offices

  • May 28, 2025

Target foot traffic down for 10 weeks amid DEI shift backlash: Report

  • Apr 23, 2025

Trump freezes billions in funding to Harvard after rejecting demands

  • Apr 15, 2025

Harriet Tubman feature restored on NPS webpage after criticism

  • Apr 9, 2025

NPS removes Harriet Tubman references from website

  • Apr 7, 2025

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Latest Stories

Youth orchestra kicks off Chicago festival after DC performance canceled due to anti-DEI order

The Equity Arc Pathways Orchestra, which features young musicians from diverse backgrounds, were set to perform in Washington, D.C. next month. That was canceled after Trump signed an executive order to end DEI programs.

  • Apr 7, 2025

1st all-female veterans Honor Flight from Chicago photo pulled from Pentagon website after DEI order

Several female veterans are speaking up after the Pentagon's decision to remove images from their website.

  • Mar 21, 2025

Appeals court allows Trump to enact anti-DEI executive orders

A federal appeals court handed the president a win on Friday night by allowing enforcement of a pair of executive orders that sought to abolish DEI programs from the federal government.

  • Mar 15, 2025

Chicago leaders, inspired by boycott of retailers who cut DEI programs, encourage buying local

Two weeks after a one-day boycott of retailers who cut diversity, equity and inclusion programs, plans are in the works to make a more lasting impact.

  • Mar 11, 2025
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Target faces 40-day boycott as consumers react to company's shift from DEI policies

The boycott, which begins during the start of Lent, comes more than a month after Target made changes to its DEI programs and at a difficult period for the company as it faces an onslaught of tariffs in the middle of a challenging economy.

  • Mar 6, 2025