Hakeem Jeffries: ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Are American Values
News Clips
•
1m 24s
Diversity, equity and inclusion are American values. Perhaps I can explain. The motto of the United States of America is E pluribus unum, out of many one. That’s diversity. The 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution, one of the most important amendments in our country provides equal protection under the law. That’s equity. In this country, we pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America. A flag that we just presented to the new president and vice president. And in that pledge we promise one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. A-L-L. That’s inclusion. Not complicated. Diversity, equity and inclusion are American values. It’s about economic opportunity. It’s about merit for everyone. Based on what you know, not who you know.
Up Next in News Clips
-
Jason Johnson on Executive Orders: I...
PHANG: “I have to ask you, straight out of the gate is this first week what we’ve seen so far? Is it worse? Is it better? I have to put that in quotes. Right, my friend? Or is it pretty much on par with what you expected it to be?”
Johnson: “You know, honestly, Katie, it depends on who you ask, r... -
Elie Mystal: This Is the Disgusting V...
Velshi: “It’s been a firehose of stuff going on in the federal government, generally in the Department of Justice, fairly specifically this week. Some have described it as a shock and awe campaign, which might be what it is. I guess the danger is in covering Trump 2.0. how do we deal with this? B...
-
Al Sharpton: I’ve Never Seen Diversit...
LEMIRE: “Really strong points there. And rev, to what Symone was saying. It’s another way of, like, for opponents of DEI to label an other, and that other is getting a hand up and I’m not. But we talk a lot — we’ve had to talk a lot about on the show in the last week or so that Donald Trump is fu...
