Countless anti-racist books have been published–even one listed on the front cover as a National Bestseller. How can that have been a bestseller if Americans voted into office a president who ended DEI efforts in the government.

Coming soon the Supreme Court taking on and trouncing cases involving DEI. The Supremes will rule against DEI efforts just like they ended the protections of Roe v. Wade. It’s only a matter of time.

Acting to obtain a just and fair outcome is everyone’s right and in fact a duty. Are DEI efforts still necessary today? I think DEI efforts fall on White staff standing up for Black coworkers and Black Americans everywhere.

No one wins in a “color-blind” America when a White person tells their friends or others that they don’t see race. Our skin color colors our experiences in life and what we go through navigating daily life. No one should have to “code-switch” to make White people comfortable.

In 1992 I stopped doing business with a racist gym membership director. In 2011 I stopped doing business with a racist real estate agent. Nineteen years later it was the same song and dance.

To remain in denial that racism exists is a mistake. The counter-effort is that each of us can choose what we think about and how we act toward others. Hate is learned or a person chooses to hate.

Each of us can decide to do the right thing. Instead of living solely for self-gain we can come together to advocate for each other’s rights. Instead of protecting our own interests and not caring about people outside our tribe. We can expand our worldview to give others dignity. Instead of seeing everything in life as being about the almighty dollar sign and whether we’re getting our fair share of the Benjamins.

Target halted their DEI efforts. Likely because the current president ended DEI initiatives in the government. You bet Target doesn’t want the president to end giving the company tax breaks if Target kept DEI in place. You want tax breaks you’re going to do what the the president says.

Getting back to whether DEI efforts are still necessary today. In the coming blog entry I’m going to talk about DEI in the workplace. Like everything else I write about I have radical ideas about this topic too.

To end here with the fact: Researchers created two identical resumes to submit to job postings. The only difference was that one resume had a Black-sounding person’s name. The other resume had an obviously White person’s name. Only the White person was called for an interview.

This was circa 2017. I should hope things have changed in 2025. That Black job candidates are getting their feet in the door. The trick is that once any of us of any color or creed gets past those velvet interviewer ropes it’s often game over for employees of any color or creed once we’re on the job.

So, I’m going to talk next about DEI in the workplace. Then in future blog entries write about finding a job you’ll love getting up in the morning to go to.