These blog posts feature insights and lived experiences from Dylan Farris and Yvonne Marin, co-founders of the Three Feet High Foundation and contributors to California Education Services. Together, they advocate for equity, access, and second-chance employment.
Juneteenth Grenade
As institutions roll back DEI programs — some with pride, others under pressure — the timing isn’t lost on those paying attention. This Juneteenth, while companies post stock photos and send out pre-approved “diversity” emails, there’s a growing silence where there should be progress.
DEI is being treated like a trend that ran its course — a political liability instead of a moral and historical necessity. But dismantling DEI doesn’t create neutrality. It reinforces the conditions that made DEI necessary in the first place. The people leading this backlash either don’t understand the history — or they do, and they’re fine with it repeating.