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- On Sept. 22, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bans or limits some diversity and inclusion (D&I) trainings within government agencies and contractors.
- The executive order banned agencies or companies receiving federal funding from participating in “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating” trainings.
- Trainings that included terms such as “critical race theory,” “white privilege,” and “unconscious bias,” among other words are subject to investigation, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
- As part of it, the government created a hotline where people can report alleged violations of the order: 202-343-2008 or [email protected].
- The hotline has received more than 140 responses in the five weeks since it was set up, NPR reported.
- Over 160 business and nonprofit groups, including the US Chamber of Commerce, have called on the Trump administration to withdraw the executive order.
- This week, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, along with the National Urban League and the National Fair Housing Alliance, filed suit against the Trump administration over the executive order.
- They say the executive order is “chillingly punitive” censorship that violates guarantees of free speech, equal protection, and due process.
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