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'It's already having a massive effect,' corporate America demands Trump rescind executive order on diversity
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, October 12, 2020
Michelle Kim received an email last week from a corporate client who asked her to make sure her anti-racism talk would comply with the White House’s new executive order prohibiting the use of terms such as “white privilege.” She offered to cancel the agreement instead.
President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict the federal government and its contractors from engaging in what he calls “divisive” and “un-American” diversity training is sending a chilling effect throughout corporate America just as companies were stepping up efforts to address racial disparities following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, under the knee of white officer in Minneapolis in May.
A White House memo in late September suggested rooting out “ideologies that label entire groups of Americans as inherently racist or evil” in diversity training materials by searching for keywords such as “white privilege,” “systemic racism,” “intersectionality” and “unconscious bias.”
“The goal is clear: to limit companies from training on a wide range of well-researched themes in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space.”
Asked about his executive order during the first presidential debate, Trump said: “They were teaching people that our country is a horrible place, it’s a racist place. And they were teaching people to hate our country. And I’m not gonna allow that to happen.”
Corporations could face “extraordinarily harsh” penalties, Turner said. If found in violation, they could have their contracts suspended or terminated and could be “declared ineligible” for future contracts, according to the guidance.
"The message is 'watch out,'" Turner said. “Contractors don’t take those threats lightly. They could potentially put an end to their business.”
'It's already having a massive effect,' corporate America demands Trump rescind executive order on diversity
Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, October 12, 2020
Michelle Kim received an email last week from a corporate client who asked her to make sure her anti-racism talk would comply with the White House’s new executive order prohibiting the use of terms such as “white privilege.” She offered to cancel the agreement instead.
President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict the federal government and its contractors from engaging in what he calls “divisive” and “un-American” diversity training is sending a chilling effect throughout corporate America just as companies were stepping up efforts to address racial disparities following the death of George Floyd, a Black man, under the knee of white officer in Minneapolis in May.
A White House memo in late September suggested rooting out “ideologies that label entire groups of Americans as inherently racist or evil” in diversity training materials by searching for keywords such as “white privilege,” “systemic racism,” “intersectionality” and “unconscious bias.”
“The goal is clear: to limit companies from training on a wide range of well-researched themes in the diversity, equity, and inclusion space.”
Asked about his executive order during the first presidential debate, Trump said: “They were teaching people that our country is a horrible place, it’s a racist place. And they were teaching people to hate our country. And I’m not gonna allow that to happen.”
Corporations could face “extraordinarily harsh” penalties, Turner said. If found in violation, they could have their contracts suspended or terminated and could be “declared ineligible” for future contracts, according to the guidance.
"The message is 'watch out,'" Turner said. “Contractors don’t take those threats lightly. They could potentially put an end to their business.”
