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This election may be the greatest argument for teaching literacy and critical thinking skills that this country has ever seen. I remember when there were two intelligent, well respected candidates on the stage. They debated, intelligently, in complete sentences, about issues that the American people cared about. The choice was among policies, the ways in which things would get done, and the methods used to create change. Regardless of which way the election went, we knew we would be alright, each candidate had the wellbeing of the country in mind - although different ideas about how to make that happen. Each candidate felt like we could trust them. I'm not sure how we got to this point in American politics and I feel speechless. There is too much at stake to not use our voice. We are allowing a man who can't finish a thought, has a felony record, can't even vote for himself (because felons don't have the right to vote), and has incited violence upon our capitol, to run for president. Regardless of how you feel about Kamala Harris, she is an accomplished, well spoken, qualified candidate. I shouldn't have to point this out but she does not have a felony record. How did this happen? I don't vote one party or the other, I'm a registered independent, I voted for Ross Perrot because I really wanted to see a third party gain prominence - Ralph Nader for the same reason. Beyond Republican and Democrat, beyond policies of change, beyond color or race or gender - What kind of person do we want to align the country with? I've had an ectopic pregnancy that required surgery or I may have died. I've had a miscarriage, I've had three c-sections. Like many women, I know several others who have had abortions for various reasons that are their own and no one else's business. The thought that my daughter may not have the same access to healthcare as I have is terrifying. I implore you to use critical thinking, to look objectively at the candidates, to think of who will make you feel proud to be an American. Let's teach our children to make rational decisions, based on values, and love.

See which states have introduced or passed anti-DEI bills- By TNM Staff Find out which states are pushing back against diversity and inclusion efforts with this interactive map of Anti-DEI bills in the US. Republican lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills this session to quell diversity and inclusion programs at colleges, industries and the government. Republican lawmakers in more than 30 states have introduced or passed more than 100 bills to either restrict or regulate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the current legislative session, according to an NBC News analysis. Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 and the national protests that followed, schools, companies and individuals sought more solutions to become more racially and socially inclusive. But those efforts have invited a backlash, with conservative media outlets, politicians, lawyers and social media influencers now countering DEI efforts in several industries, from higher education institutions to airlines. #dei #politics #society #wadciptv #newyorkiptv https://lnkd.in/giFypXiZ

As we enter a tough election season, we all need to remember that, aside from President, who gets elected as Governor, state legislators, city council members, and school boards members matters more than ever. With nearly half the states are passing or introducing anti- DEI bills. The stakes to better determine our future and have a voice in how it gets determined is getting harder and harder. Ultimately, employers will continue to pull away from DEI efforts. How do we keep our voices in a system trying to shut out voices to avoid the uncomfortable conversation about: race, gender, wealth and pay gaps, diversity of thought and people?

"It used to be the case, not so long ago, that when election season rolled around, British voters would be spoken to like adults by serious politicians wearing sensible shoes. Today, however, as this pitiful election has shown, those days are gone. Instead of making a virtue out of statecraft, experience, and erudition, our irredeemable political class are more interested in miming to rap videos or behaving like attention-seeking adolescents on TikTok. Even sensible shoes are out, as evidenced by the fact Rishi Sunak thought there were votes to be had by blathering on about his Adidas Samba training shoe fixation. For some commentators, the juvenile feel of the current election can be explained, at least in part, by society’s current fixation with so-called ‘cringe culture’. But to my mind, this explanation doesn’t go far enough. Rather, as I make clear in my new book Infantilised: How Our Culture Killed Adulthood, what this election has shown is that we have fully entered a distinct new phase of juvenilised politics that we might term the twilight of judicious adult oversight. In one of the ironies of the age, the more elected officials of all stripes talk about the importance of ‘grown-up politics’, the more the political class act like teenagers at a demented high school. Whether it’s politicians playing Pokémon Go and watching porn in parliament, or endlessly parroting meaningless, childish soundbites in place of actual policies, it’s clear that a deep infantocratic impulse exists at the heart of contemporary politics." ✍Keith Hayward ️https://lnkd.in/eGCbZbiv

I've written frequently over the past year about how destructive the term "DEI" has become. Today's The Washington Post poll underscores this fact. An acronym devoid of any specificity, the term "DEI" has allowed both sides of the debate to talk past each other in generalities. Here's what the new poll found: ▶ 6 in 10 Americans support "DEI programs" (which itself is surprising given the barrage of anti-equality messaging from the right). ▶ But when the poll provided a more expansive definition of DEI programs, rather than relying on the acronym, support jumps to 7 in 10. Paradigm CEO Joelle Emerson summed it up in the Post article: “I do believe that the vast majority of peoples’ values align with what this work actually entails...[but] the DEI acronym does have a lot of baggage with it." Well said. For senior leaders looking for a roadmap to navigate workplace equality and belonging programs, I recently published this piece in Fast Company: https://lnkd.in/eYEqgktF cc: Taylor Telford, Emily Guskin, Emmanuel Felton

Policy & Not Person… This coming November 5 I will be fulfilling my patriotic duty to cast a vote for a candidate for President of the United States. That vote will NOT be cast on the basis of the person’s identity or personality. It will NOT be cast on the basis of gender or ethnicity. Rather, it will be cast on the basis of policy and principles. According to the left-wing news media, the African American population should vote for Kamala simply because she is a black woman (even though her biological makeup is not black). The media also suggests that anyone who does not vote for Kamala is a bigot and a racist. It is a sad day in our nation when gender, ethnicity, and identify is more important than principles and policies. If we are to see our nation’s economy recover to a place of sanity again, if we are to see our nation’s education return to the proverbial “3 R’s” again, then we MUST vote solely on policy and principle. A person’s gender or ethnicity CANNOT be a factor in our voting! When I vote for Donald J. Trump in November, it will a vote that is cast for who I believe will implement the best conservative economic principles, educational principles, and seek to restore basic American freedoms that have been hijacked by the leftist Democrats for too long. I urge everyone who reads this to commit yourself to voting solely on policy and principle. Do NOT vote for anyone simply because of their skin color or gender.

Today, in an opinion authored by Justice Alito, the six conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a lower federal court's finding that South Carolina Republicans engaged in an unconstitutional racial gerrymander when they moved thousands of Black voters out of a congressional district to make it safer for Republicans. Listen to my take on the case on NPR's Here & Now by clicking on the link below in the comments. This decision was not unexpected, but it really shows that this is a Court not equipped to move us forward into a well-functioning multiracial democracy as our population becomes more diverse. Instead of deferring to the lower court’s factual finding that politicians were motivated primarily by race rather than politics in drawing the district, Alito flipped the script and shifted evidentiary burdens to make it harder for voters of color to bring these claims. I agree with UCLA Professor Rick Hasen’s assessment: “Justice Alito for a court majority has once again come up with a legal framework that makes it easier for Republican states to engage in redistricting to help white Republicans maximize their political power.”    I disagree with the framework of the jurisprudence as a whole that suggests that a Court can neatly distinguish districts that are motivated primarily by race (unconstitutional) from those motivated by politics (Court won’t strike down). In the United States, the two are often intertwined.   For example, in 1950 South Carolina officials prevented Black people from voting not just because they were Black, but as a political strategy to maintain policies like segregated schools. It was both racial and political. As UC San Diego Professor Zoltan Hajnal has explained, in our politics today race is the most significant demographic factor in our voting patterns (more so than gender, class, education, sexual orientation, age, marital status, etc).

Raj Chetty’s latest research offers insights into the impact that the employment rates of parents in low-income Black and white communities have had on the economic outcomes of the children in both communities. The outcomes for Black and white children diverged. Mobility for Black children improved. Mobility declined for white children declined. Even so, a significant income gap remains because the initial gaps between the two groups were so large. JFF Vice President Michael Collins' latest Forbes column argues that solutions designers must grapple with race to create solutions that address the unique challenges these two communities face in achieving upward economic mobility. Spoiler Alert: Race blind strategies are unlikely to meet the challenge. Read more insights: https://hubs.la/Q02RtKqt0

Social Structure, Culture, and the Allure of Donald Trumpin 2016 - PDF: https://lnkd.in/gnSYQcmQ Using October, 2016 data from a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults (N ¼ 1,461), this study considers the extent to which social structure and culture worked together to activate affinities for Donald Trump. For our analyses, we used multiple regressions and first focused on the extent to which social structural locations (e.g., gender, race/ethnicity,age, education, rurality) were associated with a willingness to trust Trump and report intentions to vote for him. Then, we considered partisanship affiliations. Finally, we looked at the extent to which hegemonically masculine, racial/ethnic and nativist, and authorities on truth values helped to further establish affinities for Trump. Findings indeed revealed that cultural value contestations were central to establishing affinities for Trump. Such beliefs even remained linked to intentions to vote for Trump after accounting for adults’ trusting him.

Republican lawmakers in more than 30 states have introduced or passed more than 100 bills to either restrict or regulate diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in the current legislative session, according to an NBC News analysis. Following the murder of George Floyd in May 2020 and the national protests that followed, schools, companies and individuals sought more solutions to become more racially and socially inclusive. But those efforts have invited a backlash, with conservative media outlets, politicians, lawyers and social media influencers now countering DEI efforts in several industries, from higher education institutions to airlines. In the months since the Supreme Court restricted race-conscious college admissions, groups have filed complaints and lawsuits against minority-owned businesses with equity initiatives. States such as Florida, Texas and Utah are among the handful whose legislatures have approved bans on DEI efforts in higher education and public offices. Other states have introduced or passed bills with similar restrictions or require agencies to publicly disclose their DEI initiatives. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCgT3heW #Diversity #DEI #Equity #Inclusion #RacialEquity