How Trump’s executive order threatens anti-racist workplace trainings

In just weeks, the order has undermined the work of diversity and inclusion consultants—just as many companies were committing to racial equity work.

When President Trump issued an executive order in late September that took aim at diversity and inclusion training, McKensie Mack wasn’t surprised. The executive order effectively barred federal agencies, contractors, and grant recipients from conducting any trainings that might promote “divisive concepts”—suggesting the U.S. is “fundamentally racist or sexist,” for example—or “race or sex stereotyping or scapegoating,” which could encompass anything from white privilege to unconscious bias.

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