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Podcast: The UPstander's Podcast with Dr. Omekongo
Episode: Hegseth hearing shows the REAL DEI hire in America is White, Christian, republican, & male
Description: Add cisgendered and heterosexual to that as well. I challenge anyone to find 5 examples of someone who did not fit this demographic and had an easier process to get a job they weren't qualified. Affirmative action was engraved at the beginning of this country and maintained through things like the Homestead Act, all-White housing covenants, banking, and more. The #petehegseth hearing is just republicans and MAGA making it clear to the public that the only diversity, equity, and inclusion programs they will accept are the ones that exclude everyone else. No point in trying to deny anymore for those...