Groups taking a stand include the NAACP, the National Organization for Women, the League of United Latin American Citizens, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. Their words target companies such as Ford Motors, John Deere, and Harley-Davidson, which recently announced they would pull back on DEI policies following pressure from conservative activists.
Head Start has served nearly 40 million children (about twice the population of New York), birth to age five, and their families. In 2023, that included more than 833,000 children and pregnant people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
In their letter, the civil rights organizations, which also included UnidosUS, the Urban League, Advocates for Trans Equality, the National Women’s Law Center and the American Association of People with Disabilities, said divesting from DEI would alienate a wide range of consumers.
…”many women victims of trafficking were swept into the crime bill under extreme penalties and given harsh sentences even though they were actually victims…”, Christian F. Nunes