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The Boycott That Could Shake Corporate America

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

You have walked away from equity," Sharpton wrote, arguing that removing DEI hiring and retention goals and dismantling community partnerships with minority organizations "are clear signals that political pressure has outweighed principle." Not to think about it, to reverse course on walking away from DEI.

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The Death of DEI (Margaret Kimberly, Black Agenda Report)

Higher Education Inquirer

Black people must be discerning about racist attacks on DEI programs while also acknowledging that diversity can be a con that damages Black politics, just as it was meant to do. In this instance, Sharptons theatrics were inspired by the corporations which discontinued their Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

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