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To the editor:
It is with amazement, I look at some of the current events in our nation; even in our state, seeing such infringements like gerrymandering and changing the role of the governor in the selection of State Board of Election members causes some consternation.
In addition, a questionable bill in the North Carolina Legislature: House Bill 127 impedes citizens’ help with voter registration.
Another: House Bill 171/Senate Bill 227 proposes diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) be discontinued in the public-school K-12 curriculum. Is the interpretation of DEI, in this situation, correct? Aren’t teachers capable of balancing affirmation of one group of students without making another group feel guilty about past history?
Now, take a look at workplaces where diversity, equity and inclusion have rectified systemically denied opportunities for groups who were once excluded.
One wonders, if more attention had been given to the fact that White females have greatly outpaced all other groups in their advancements under DEI, would we be this far in turning back the clock? I would think they’d be the first to ask who’s doing the evaluating as far as merit is concerned.
In addition, in a Vanderbilt Graduate School of Management article, the results of a Harvard Business Review Study reported: companies that increased DEI had better performance and results; plus, corporations had higher profit margins. Looks like merit rather than tokenism to me. Who, then would replace merit with loyalty?
Alice Garrett Brown, Mocksville