As of Tuesday, President Donald Trump has signed seven executive orders or proclamations related to DEI.

They include ending virtually all such programs in the federal government, calling them "illegal," and "Ending racial indoctrination in K through 12 schooling."

According to the Trump administration, that includes teaching "gender ideology and critical race theory" in the classroom.

A number of private companies and institutions are following suit. Target, Google, Meta, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, and PBS are just a few now changing or eliminating their DEI initiatives following Trump's orders.

We explore what DEI actually means, and what happens when we just get rid of it.

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