Black organizations rally to counter anti-DEI rhetoric from Elon Musk, Bill Ackman and other outspoken leaders
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on May 27, 2024
An unofficial coalition of civil rights, political and advocacy groups are launching a multifaceted counter to the growing cries to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion efforts stoked by billionaires like Elon Musk and Bill Ackman, among others.
The quests to abolish DEI “are a literal slap in our face,” Marc H. Morial, president of the National Urban League, told NBC News. “We’re up against an effort to contort and misrepresent what DEI really means.”
Morial said Black organization leaders like himself began contacting one another in recent weeks, as the attacks . . .
