Make America like it was before
Corporate America and the federal government are calling it a ‘realignment’—a shift back to so-called merit-based systems, all while they slam the door on DEI under the guise of ‘fairness.’ It’s nothing but a glossy repackaging of the same old barriers, built stronger and more resilient this time around. Opportunity, they say, is equal. But if you peek behind the door, you’ll see it’s been padlocked, rebranded, and tucked neatly out of sight. For every headline about ‘progress,’ there’s another about a rollback. For every corporate pledge, there’s a mass layoff of DEI professionals. The path to equity has always been uphill—now, they’ve added landmines.
They might call it reform; I call it regression. And until those chains are broken—not just repainted—we’re still fighting the same damn fight.
