Portland NAACP Blasts Mayor for Capitulating to Trump with DEI Rollback, Says Order Sets ‘Dangerous Precedent’

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Portland NAACP blasts mayor for capitulating to Trump with DEI rollback, says order sets ‘dangerous precedent’

In a blistering letter Monday, the president of the Portland chapter of the NAACP accused Portland Mayor Keith Wilson of setting a “dangerous precedent” with his recent executive order to change the city’s equity language to comply with the Trump administration.

'Deep disappointment': Portland NAACP leader condemns mayor's DEI compliance order

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Portland chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is condemning Mayor Keith Wilson for ordering the city to comply with federal mandates against diversity, equity and inclusion practices. In a letter penned on Monday, Portland NAACP President James Posey expressed the organization’s “deep disappointment and firm opposition” to the executive order Wilson issued on July 31. The order dir…

Why the Portland NAACP president says the mayor's order hurts people of color

The president of the Portland branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is not happy with Mayor Keith Wilson’s executive order.