Utah Gov. Spencer Cox celebrated Black History Month on social media two days after signing an anti-DEI bill into law. The bill will require public schools and colleges to remove references to diversity from offices and programs and open them to all individuals. Over 200 commenters criticized the timing of Cox's post, noting his actions contradict celebrating Black communities. Cox has shifted further right, departing from previous DEI support like the Utah Compact on Racial Equity he signed. Schools provided data showing that DEI programs improved marginalized student outcomes.
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00:02 Utah Governor Spencer Cox posted on social media celebrating Black History Month two days after
00:07 signing an anti-DEI bill into law. The bill will require public schools and colleges to remove
00:12 cop references and diversity from offices and programs and open them to all individuals.
00:16 Over 200 commenters criticized the timing of Cox's post, noting his actions contradict
00:20 celebrating Black communities. Cox has shifted further right, departing from previous DEI
00:24 support like the Utah Compact on Racial Equity he signed. School signed data show
00:29 that DEI programs improved marginalized student outcomes. The governor's office did not comment.
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