4th Circuit permits Trump anti-DEI orders to move forward

Jamie Foxx To Federal Government: 'Stop Playing With Us' Over DEI

Source: JC Olivera / Getty Jamie Foxx had some words about the Trump administration’s anti-DEI policies and rhetoric during an interview. The federal government under President Donald Trump has been virulently against diversity, equity, and inclusion policies (DEI) since he took office. Many are upset and vocal about those attacks, including Academy Award-winning actor Jamie Foxx. Foxx voiced his opinion in an interview with Essence at the purpl…

Playing in harmony, despite the president's DEI executive order

When President Trump's executive order banned DEI programs throughout the government, the United States Marine Band was forced to cancel a planned concert with teens from Equity Arc, a nonprofit organization that provides mentoring for young musicians of color. That's when veteran military musicians answered the call to step in.

4th Circuit permits Trump anti-DEI orders to move forward

Two members of the court’s three-judge panel expressed support for DEI work even as they sided with the administration in staying a federal judge’s preliminary injunction.

Wyoming’s anti-DEI law is ‘a tool for censorship,’ free speech group says

PEN America lambasted the Republican-led Legislature for interfering in instruction and taking a "battering ram" to the state’s education system.

Port Authority Touts Historic All-Female Leadership Team Amid Anti-DEI Fervor

For the first time in its 104-year history, the agency that runs the New York City-area airports and seaports will have an all-female leadership team, and says it is underscoring its commitment to diversity despite mounting pressure from President Donald Trump to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

UPDATE: Fourth Circuit reinstates DEI executive orders pending appeal

In our prior post, we reported that on February 21, 2025, a Maryland federal judge had issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily blocking the key provisions of President Trump’s DEI-related Executive Orders (EOs). That judge later refused to stay the preliminary injunction, despite the Trump administration’s request, and clarified that the preliminary injunction applied to all federal agencies, not only those named as defendants in …