EJ – Environmental Justice
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“”Environmental justice is a public health and human rights issue.”
from — Environmental justice. (n.d.). American Public Health Association.
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EEJ – Energy and Environmental Justice
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“Achieving energy justice begins with centering marginalized communities.”
from — from — Environmental, Climate, and Energy Justice—What do they mean? (2025, January 28). Union of Concerned Scientists.
Read Morediversity/equity efforts
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“Removing diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives allows biases to operate unchecked, increasing the likelihood of discriminatory practices and thus the risk of legal liability.”
from — Niwr. (2025, December 10). Making Equal Opportunity Real: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts Combat workplace Discrimination. National Institute for Workers’ Rights.
Read Morediversity, equity, and inclusion
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“The concepts of DEI predate the terminology, and variations sometimes include terms such as “belonging”, “justice”, and “accessibility”. As such, frameworks such as “inclusion and diversity” (I&D);[13] “diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging” (DEIB);[14][15][16] and “justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion” (JEDI or EDIJ)[17][18] exist.”
from — Wikipedia contributors. (2026e, March 9). Diversity, equity, and inclusion. Wikipedia.
Read Morecritical race theory
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“According to Encyclopedia Britannica, tenets of CRT have spread beyond academia and are used to deepen understanding of socio-economic issues such as ‘poverty, police brutality, and voting rights violations’, that are affected by the ways in which race and racism are ‘understood and misunderstood’ in the United States.”
From Wikipedia contributors. (2026a, January 18). 2020s critical race theory controversies. Wikipedia.
black and latinx
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“A key feature of how this narrative operates is through cognitive dissonance and psychological terror. The ruling class, and the holders of the most wealth and property, have always been overwhelmingly disproportionately white, cisgender, Christian males — as are most CEOs, shareholders, and boards of directors — and it is this same small cohort who are attempting to further consolidate wealth and power. But while the full powers of structural violence and an authoritarian state are being unleashed against minorities and Black Americans, officials in the highest levels of the government are posting about Nazis and promoting the racist narrative that white, Christian males are the victims of a “woke” agenda and have been disenfranchised by diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies.” from — Mayo, R. (2025, March 6). Trump administration actions against Black Americans have deep historical roots – Center for Progressive Reform. Center for Progressive Reform.
Read Moreaffirmative action programs
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In the United States, affirmative action consists of government-mandated, government-approved, and voluntary private programs granting special consideration to groups considered or classified as historically excluded, specifically racial minorities and women.[1][2] These programs tend to focus on access to education and employment in order to redress the disadvantages[3][4][5][6][7] associated with past and present discrimination.[8] Another goal of affirmative action policies is to ensure that public institutions, such as universities, hospitals, and police forces, are more representative of the populations they serve.[9]”
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