Trump’s Executive Orders Rolling Back DEI and Accessibility Efforts, Explained
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 27, 2025
The Trump administration’s three executive orders targeting diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) initiatives take a “shock and awe” approach that upends longstanding, bipartisan federal policy meant to open doors that had been unfairly closed. In his first few days, President Donald Trump is undertaking a deliberate effort to obfuscate and weaponize civil rights laws that address discrimination and ensure everyone has a fair chance to compete, whether it’s for a job, a promotion, or an education.
With these actions, the administration is not only undoing decades of federal anti-discrimination policy, spanning Democratic and . . .
