Why Are Many Black and Hispanic Americans Moving Away from DEI?
The growing resistance we see among blacks and Hispanics toward DEI policies reflects a rejection of divisive identity politics in favor of measures that promote economic stability, uphold the rule of law, and champion equal opportunity for all.
At a recent conference where I was invited to speak, several nonwhite attendees told me that while they may not completely agree with President Trump on the issue of diversity, they support his efforts to end many of former President Biden’s progressive race-based and social policies, which created more racial discrimination and attacked family values.
An example is the DEI-backed ideology of the Biden administration requiring the TSA to implement a “gender-neutral” screening process to ensure that transgendered individuals are not discriminated against based on their identified gender. However, this policy is not one that most blacks and Hispanics support because it allows personal preferences to take precedence over public security and safety.
Furthermore, many nonwhite voters have grown displeased with the DEI indoctrination in public schools. Charles Love, a black writer and co-host of the Cut the Bull Podcast, recounts a time when he voiced his concerns to his child's principal after discovering that his Kindergartener was being taught about the marginalization of women and black students in STEM.
Love writes, “There is nothing wrong with focusing on students who need additional help. But it's wrong to assume all students have the same needs based on their race or gender. And it's harmful to be so focused on effecting change that you don't measure the results. Good intentions mean nothing if the results are bad.”
But that’s not all.
The wasteful spending and endless runarounds masked by equity jargon have proven ineffective for nonwhite voters. Instead of continuing to place their hope in DEI programs that rely largely on assumptions about needs based on race, more minorities are seeking policies that deliver results.
Biden and former Vice President Kamala Harris promised the American people they would “Build Back Better.” At that time, black and Hispanic communities embraced this enticing promise, hoping it would reduce economic disparities, offer more tax breaks, and improve education. However, despite these commitments, after leaving the White House, the Biden-Kamala administration has little to show for how they improved the lives of these minority families in each of these areas. Instead, many minority households have seen their energy bills soar, and numerous inner-city schools never received free internet as promised under the $42 billion plan that Biden signed into law to provide high-speed internet across America.
A summary of a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing last year records Brendan Carr, commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, saying that the $42 billion “is being used to pursue a climate change agenda, DEI requirements, technology biases, price controls, preferences for government-run networks, and rules that will undoubtedly lead to wasteful overbuilding. All of this will leave rural and other unconnected communities behind.”
Hardworking black and Hispanic individuals in America are waking up to the reality that inflation and high prices are making it extremely difficult to survive financially and earn a decent living. This resistance is more about blacks and Hispanics supporting Trump’s policies than exclusively endorsing him and his party.
Minorities in this country desire the opportunity to prove their competence and earn their positions through hard work that embodies the American spirit.
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