Diversity & Equality

The National Park Service has reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes.

Books on the Holocaust, histories of feminism, civil rights and racism, and Maya Angelou’s famous autobiography, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” were among the nearly 400 volumes removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s library this week. It came after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office ordered the school to get rid of books that promote diversity, equity and inclusion....

A boycott on Target stores nationwide is working, according to organizers.

A boycott on Target stores nationwide is working, according to organizers. Damian Trujillo reports.

As a condition for receiving federal money, the Trump administration is ordering K-12 schools to certify that they are following federal civil rights laws and ending any discriminatory diversity, equity and inclusion practices. A notice sent Thursday by the Education Department gives states and schools 10 days to sign and return the certification. It’s the latest escalation against DEI policies,…

An Idaho teacher is in a standoff with her own school district after officials ordered her to remove classroom signs, including one that reads, “Everyone is welcome here.”  Sarah Inama, a sixth-grade history teacher at Lewis and Clark Middle School in Meridian, Idaho, says she won’t comply with the order, arguing that the message is a fundamental part to ensuring...

Hundreds rallied across Bay Area cities on International Women’s Day, hoping to send a message. Marianne Favro reports.

Jeanne Gibson rarely misses a Friday at Richmond’s Rosie the Riveter Museum. Now, she’s taking time to share her story with visitors.

Jeanne Gibson rarely misses a Friday at Richmond’s Rosie the Riveter Museum. Now, she’s taking time to share her story with visitors. Jodi Hernandez reports.

The U.N. began commemorating the holiday in 1975, which was International Women’s Year, and its General Assembly officially recognized the day two years later.

A Bay Area filmmaker is set to debut a film centered around ethnic studies at South by Southwest later this week.

A Bay Area filmmaker is set to debut a film centered around ethnic studies at South by Southwest later this week.

The U.S. Forest Service has terminated $75 million awarded to the Arbor Day Foundation to help disadvantaged communities plant trees.

Some prominent companies have scaled back or set aside the diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives that much of corporate America endorsed following the protests that accompanied the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in 2020.

A growing backlash against national retailers that have started eliminating or rolling back Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs now includes Latino leaders calling for a boycott of those big stores.

A growing backlash against national retailers that have started eliminating or rolling back Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs now includes Latino leaders calling for a boycott of those big stores. Damian Trujillo reports.

A new JUST 100 list of America’s “most just” companies is out, with a little less DEI and ESG, and a touch of MAGA. 

A letter to the affected employees obtained by NBC News said they would continue to receive their full salaries and benefits and would not be required to do any work-related tasks.

The Pentagon’s intelligence arm has barred any celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women’s History Month and other such observances to comply with Trump’s executive orders.

Civil rights activists gathered outside Target’s headquarters to call for a boycott of the retailing giant over its decision to phase out its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.