Trump revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965 on Jan. 21, which was designed to combat workplace discrimination. The president said the law was contributing to a culture of DEI and getting rid of the act was “ending illegal discrimination and restoring merit-based opportunity.”

Nearly five years after major companies declared their commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion following the police killing of George Floyd, some are publicly pulling away from those

Several of America's largest companies have buckled to the pressures of political and shareholder activists by rolling back their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion. Why it matters: Calls for ending these corporate initiatives have become more fervent in the past year and are expected to intensify in President Trump's second term.

MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the steps President Donald Trump has taken to dismantle the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and how some private companies have responded.