UC Berkeley targeted in federal investigation over DEI programs
https://www.axios.com/local/san-francisco/2025/03/14/uc-berkeley-federal-civil-rights-investigation

US court allows #Trump to enforce ban on #DEI programs, pending appeal

“Richmond, #Virginia-based 4th Circ Court of Appeals stayed a Feb ruling that said directives by Trump, incl an order urging DOJ to investigate companies with DEI policies, likely violate the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution”
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-allows-trump-enforce-ban-dei-programs-now-2025-03-14/

Today I learned that there’s a free Black farmers index. Want to support hyperlocal and Black-owned businesses (instead of keeping billionaires in yacht money)? Take a look. Buy some stuff:

https://blackfarmersindex.com/

FOR SHAME.

Arlington National Cemetery has scrubbed information about prominent Black, Hispanic and female service members and topics such as the Civil War from its website, part of a broader effort across the Defense Department to remove all references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its online presence.

#Arlington #dei #injustice #racism #misogyny #DOD

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2025/03/14/arlington-cemetery-website-dei-removals/

Trump administration accused of ‘blatant foreign interference’ in Australian universities over questionnaire on #DEI and #gender - https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/14/australian-university-sector-accuses-trump-administration-of-blatant-interference-in-research "Researchers told to respond within 48 hours to more than 30 questions, including on DEI, gender and climate" pretty damn outrageous... #australia

Sue these motherfuckers!

Trump admin makes Asheville remove ‘DEI’ language to access hurricane relief aid
https://www.msnbc.com/top-stories/latest/asheville-hurricane-aid-dei-trump-rcna196298

https://www.europesays.com/1909241/ Trump Admin ‘Pretending’ Judge Didn’t Block His Anti-Diversity Orders #DEI #diversity #doge #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #JdVance #StateDepartment #trump

I've updated the DEI tracker. Not many new sources, media's attention span is short. But I did validate a Reddit list of companies holding the line.

We see the effect the #Tesla boycott is having. Let's not only punish companies backing away from diversity but also reward those courageously upholding it.

From what I found there are more #heroes than #cowards. If true, that's an unreported story!

Some, of course, like Walgreens, are bending but not breaking.

#DEI

https://judell.github.io/dei-tracker/

The Office That Investigates Disparities in Veterans’ Care Is Being “Liquidated”
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The closure effectively hobbles the VA’s efforts to investigate and eliminate long-standing racial inequities that the department itself has acknowledged. “The consequences will be dire, wide-reaching and deadly,” an advocate for Black veterans said.

https://www.propublica.org/article/veterans-affairs-trump-disparities-benefits-office-equity-assurance?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Keep ‘em coming

Via Kyle Griffin:

A federal judge has ordered the #Trump admin to temporarily restore grants for teacher preparation in eight states that it nixed as part of its efforts to eradicate #DEI initiatives.
 
U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued the temporary restraining order at the behest of eight Democratic states AGs.

> And honestly, as an employee, I would rather work for a soulless corporation that is honest with itself and its employees about how decisions get made, than for someone who claims to care about the things I value, but whose actions are unpredictable or inconsistent with those values.

https://charity.wtf/2025/02/10/corporate-dei-is-an-imperfect-vehicle-for-deeply-meaningful-ideals/

Today NASA is closing their Office of the Chief Scientist and Office of Technology, Policy, and Strategy and also their Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility branch.

It's a great time to remind your learning community of the incredible achievements of the Black women mathematicians in the 1960's space program that successfully put a man on the Moon. Yes, we're talking about Disney's Hidden Figures.

We offer a Hidden Figures discussion guide that's great for public screenings and low-key classroom use. We also offer classroom-ready lesson plans, across the curriculum, for grades 9-12.

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https://journeysinfilm.org/product/hidden-figures/

#NASA #CurrentEvents #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #DEI #USPol #Education #Homeschooling #Histodons @stemed @education @edutooters @film

Emma Courtney is a PhD candidate studying #BreastCancer.

Under Trump's anti-#DEI EO, she can't use the words "woman," "female," "barrier," "race" in grant proposals to identify the scope of her work studying women's health or racial barriers to trtmt.

https://www.democracynow.org/2025/3/10/stand_up_for_science_doge_protests

“Univ of Alaska instructed depts to replace ‘DEI & affirmative action’ with terms that communicate the “values of equal access & equal opportunity for all.”

Carnegie Mellon’s old DEI page is now titled “Inclusive Excellence.”

Northwestern has scrubbed almost all mentions of diversity from its websites.

Univ of Pennsylvania edited its website, removing most content and renaming it “Belonging at Penn.”

Colleges Have No Idea How to Comply With #Trump’s #DEI Orders

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/03/dei-letter-universities-trump/681986/?utm_source=feed

Image of ‘Enola Gay’ Hiroshima bomber amongst thousands deleted in ‘bonkers’ military DEI crackdown

https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/03/07/enola-gay-trump-pete-hegseth-diveristy-equity-inclusion-dei/

KEWLNEWS

More erasure of Black and Brown people, including this Mexican-American Medal of Honor winner who deliberately sacrificed himself for the mission at Guadalcanal.
#DEI #MAGA
https://www.military.com/history/medal-of-honor-recipient-erased-pentagons-dei-purge.html?amp