Exclusive: GM, Pepsi, Disney, others scrub some DEI references from investor reports Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds. Maria Aspan
How corporate America got DEI wrong President Trump is accelerating the attacks on diversity-in-business programs. But DEI experts say this may be the wakeup call big companies need. Maria Aspan
What Trump's actions against the federal workforce have to do with race The Trump administration wants to cut the federal workforce. For many Black Americans these jobs helped them enter the middle class. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Georgetown University's Dorothy Brown about race and wealth. Ayesha Rascoe
Trump has vowed to end DEI. But in the Seattle area, that work was already dwindling President Donald Trump has vowed to end federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, arguing they're "illegal." But in the Seattle area, one DEI consultant says the field was already changing prior to Trump retaking office. Noel Gasca
A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues. Tonya Mosley
As President Trump rolls back government DEI programs, a closer look at their history NPR's Pien Huang speaks with Timothy Welbeck, director of Temple University's Anti-Racism program, about DEI programs' roots in the civil rights movement. Pien Huang
Trump is ending DEI in the federal government. Corporate America is way ahead of him President Trump is ending diversity, equity and inclusion in the federal government. But big companies have already been rolling back their DEI promises, for business as well as political reasons. Maria Aspan
A conversation about MLK's legacy, and a second Trump administration Monday marks both the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. day and the inauguration of Donald Trump as our 47th President. We reflect on this with scholars Tressie McMillan Cottom and Eddie Glaude. Tonya Mosley
Jimmy Carter is no saint in my house For President Biden's legacy, we should look to late President Jimmy Carter's history in Central America. Jasmine Romero
Memphis police use excessive force and discriminate against Black people, the DOJ finds A Justice Department investigation launched after the beating death of Tyre Nichols in 2023 found that "Memphis police officers regularly violate the rights of the people they are sworn to serve." The Associated Press
