This episode explores the terms affirmative action and DEI, the role they play, the effects of the prohibition, and my thoughts.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/ending-radical-and-wasteful-government-dei-programs-and-preferencing/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-protects-civil-rights-and-merit-based-opportunity-by-ending-illegal-dei/

https://gender.stanford.edu/news/attacks-dei-white-anxieties-moral-panics-and-material-impacts

https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/g-s1-45313/trump-federal-funding-freeze-reversed

https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/trumps-executive-orders-rolling-back-dei-and-accessibility-efforts-explained

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-administration-moves-to-begin-cutting-all-federal-dei-staff

https://www.claremontlincoln.edu/news-blog/12-reasons-why-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-are-important-in-business/

https://www.history.com/topics/us-government-and-politics/affirmative-action

https://www.wsj.com/articles/college-affirmative-action-policies-backed-by-major-companies-11659448800?mod=hp_listb_pos3