Everything You Wanted to Know about DEI* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

Successful Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs under unecessary fire

We have decodified the term and will recodify it to annex the entire range of cultural constructions that are unpopular with Americans

— Christopher Rufo

Book bans are just a small part of the nation’s woke crisis. Photo by Matthew Bamberg

Mixed messages about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) have infiltrated our society as part of an overreaction to respecting everyone at work and in school. Has it gone too far?

The acronym DEI was initially associated with the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s as a holistic approach to addressing diversity, equity, and inclusion, collectively creating a term to define social inequality.

Today, the acronym DEI has spawned misinformation, book bans, unruly school board meetings, political turmoil, and an educational crisis, which haven’t been experienced in decades.

“The Republican false narrative of DEI is linked to critical race theory, said Jonathan Butcher, a research fellow in education policy for The Heritage Foundation.

Critical Race Theory…