White emotions and the backlash against racial diversity
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On 25 May 2020, George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis. His death was one of many Black lives cut short by police, but for a multitude of reasons, this particular murder, which was caught on tape, ignited massive protests nationally. Attention was focused on the ways that racial inequality continues to thrive in the United States.
Although many progressives would have liked to believe that such attention would lead to policies that aimed to reduce racial inequality, within two years of these protests and renewed conversation about racial inequality, state legislatures began introducing bills to limit programmes, language and training around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The re-election of Donald Trump in November 2024 comes with the promise of further restrictions on DEI work in higher education institutions.
How can we explain this backlash to antiracist efforts?
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