DEI Archives - Word In Black

Judge Blocks Trump Move to Defund Head Start Over DEI Language

by Alvin Buyinza January 13, 2026January 13, 2026

A temporary injunction stopped the government from withholding funds from Head Start programs that are linked to DEI efforts.

The dismantling of affirmative action in college admissions has had an unforeseen consequence: fewer white men are getting into college. Less educated white men are President Donald Trump's core constituency; a policy that creates more of them plays into the hands of the age-old "pickpocket" strategy of conservative elites.

D.E.Irony: Fewer White Men in College Keeps MAGA in Power

by Rann Miller December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

The 8 Biggest Education Stories of 2025

by Alvin Buyinza December 23, 2025

Standards, Policies and Rules. document folders and organizers, white book shelf

Trump’s DEI Crackdown Meets State-Level Resistance

by The Conversation August 15, 2025August 15, 2025

Repair site on the under renovation bridge with road under construction in the USA

Is Trump Sacrificing Infrastructure to His Anti-DEI Obsession?

by Erin Aubry Kaplan August 6, 2025August 6, 2025

An activist holds a sign that reads "Don’t Criminalize DEI" at the #HandsOffOurHistory march in May.

Poll Finds Rising DEI Skepticism as Black Communities Confront Threats From Project 2025 and Historic Racist Agendas

by The Washington Informer August 4, 2025August 6, 2025

A group of scholarship winners holding their awards.

Under Trump, DEI Is a Target. These Black Economic Nonprofits Are Feeling the Heat

by New York Amsterdam News June 3, 2025June 3, 2025

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Georgia Flowers-Lee on Why Black Students With Autism Deserve Better Support

by Quintessa Williams April 28, 2025April 28, 2025

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Special Ed Isn’t Fair to Black Kids — and DEI Cuts Won’t Help

by Quintessa Williams March 18, 2025March 18, 2025