{"id":10884,"date":"2025-01-22T16:49:33","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T21:49:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/?p=10884"},"modified":"2025-01-22T17:37:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T22:37:40","slug":"elimination-of-federal-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-programs-threatens-economic-stability-and-national-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalfairhousing.org\/elimination-of-federal-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-programs-threatens-economic-stability-and-national-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Elimination of Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs Threatens Economic Stability and National Security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">January 22, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center\"><strong>Elimination of Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph has-text-align-center\"><strong>Threatens Economic Stability and National Security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) released the following statement from Nikitra Bailey, Executive Vice President, in response to President Trump\u2019s Executive Orders aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">\u201cAll of us deserve to thrive. Eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs will not help grow our economy or expand opportunities for everyday people to access the American Dream. Our nation is at its strongest when our differences are celebrated, not used to drive us apart. This type of political posturing has serious economic impacts for our nation; reducing access to opportunities for communities that have traditionally had less access and preserving them for a very small class of wealthier individuals, exploding wealth gaps, driving up the cost for homeownership, and impacting our national security, among many others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">Unfortunately, discrimination in our nation is not a relic of the past. Diversity, equity, and inclusion open the door for all people to have a chance to be considered free of bias and receive a fair chance to succeed. They embody our nation\u2019s highest ideals and our shared commitment to liberty and justice for all. It is critical for the government to develop and implement effective policies for every person in this country to fairly access opportunity, allowing them to reach their fullest potential and enhancing our collective prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">NFHA will vigorously oppose these illegal Executive Orders by the new Trump Administration.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><strong>About the National Fair Housing Alliance<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\">The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) is the country\u2019s only national civil rights organization dedicated solely to eliminating all forms of housing and lending discrimination and ensuring equal opportunities for all people. Through its community development, education and outreach, responsible AI, member services, public policy and advocacy, consulting and compliance, and enforcement initiatives, NFHA works to dismantle longstanding discriminatory barriers and build inclusive, resilient, well-resourced communities where everyone can thrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"content-wrap-item post__paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 22, 2025 Elimination of Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Programs Threatens Economic Stability and National Security Washington, D.C. \u2013 Today, the National Fair Housing Alliance\u00ae (NFHA\u2122) released the following statement from Nikitra Bailey, Executive Vice President, in response to President Trump\u2019s Executive Orders aimed at eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion programs: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":433,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10884","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.5 - 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