White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Federal DEI staffers being placed on leave
A memo from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management Tuesday evening called for all federal DEI employees to be placed on leave by Wednesday evening. White House press secretary Ka
Trump administration orders federal DEI workers to go on paid leave
"It's really disgusting to target federal workers who've been charged with the goal of expanding equity and ensuring that government services benefit a wide swath of the American
Trump orders layoff of federal DEI staff after paid leave
President Trump has directed that all federal diversity, equity and inclusion staff be put on paid leave and eventually laid off. This comes after promising to dismantle these programs which could touch on everything from anti-bias training to funding for minority farmers and homeowners.
Trump administration to lay off all federal employees in DEI offices
The Trump administration is planning to lay off all federal employees who worked in a diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility office as of this past Election Day and has instructed agencies to immediately place such workers on paid administrative leave.
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Missouri man indicted for federal hate crime after threatening NAACP chapter
Darryl Jaspering of Warrenton wrote a threatening message on the St. Louis NAACP’s contact page, tried to intimidate employees and threatened use of a weapon, alleges the indictment. A Missouri ...
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NAACP's Richard 'Mouse' Smith remembered as Delaware 'drum major of fairness and justice'
Richard "Mouse" Smith, Delaware NAACP president and a champion of "fairness and justice," has died, Delaware Online/The News Journal has confirmed. Smith, who'd suffered from several illnesses ...
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Threat to St. Louis NAACP results in hate crime charge for Missouri man
According to the indictment, Jaspering wrote a message on the NAACP's contact page "in which he used racially charged threats to physically harm the recipients of the message." Prosecutors said ...
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Arkansas native's film on Oklahoma City Bombing hero nominated for NAACP Image Award
An Arkansas native's film about the Oklahoma City Bombing was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.Princella Smith, of Wynne, wrote, directed, and produced Walk In The Light. It was one of five ...