Equality of opportunity means creating a world where success is earned through merit, tenacity, hard work, and talent.
Insane interview on ‘CBS Mornings Plus’ with National Urban League’s Marc Morial denouncing Walmart rolling back its DEI initiatives, saying they’ve caved to a “hate mob.” He’s also married to ‘CBS Saturday Morning’ co-host Michelle Miller, but that was never disclosed.
Adriana Diaz: “So, in your statement to Walmart — you issued a statement to them where you didn’t mince words. You said that this potentially ‘has potentially disastrous effects.’ It’s a hasty and ill-advised — ‘it’s a hasty and ill-advised capitulation to anti-racial justice extremists’ and you say ‘it could point to a regression to a past marked by discrimination, racial profiling, and insensitivity.’ What do you think, Marc, will be the real world impact of these changes?”
Morial: “Well, I’m dismayed by this decision because, as a 20-year partner of Walmart, none of us got a head’s up that they were even reevaluating or reconsidering their corporate diversity and equal opportunity initiatives. Here’s what’s important to remember. This company was under recriminations, lawsuits, complaints 20 years ago. The CEO at that time, Tony and Adriana, Lee Scott, led a remarkable transformation of this company over the last 20 years and they went from worst to first-class when it comes to diversity. The idea that they would throw all of that away without any careful consultation with their partners, without any serious evaluation of the success of these programs is what dismays me, and I’ve communicated to the leadership of the company my desire to meet with them to have a discussion. I think what they did is succumbed to a smear campaign, to threats, to bullying, and to blackmail by a handful of extremists. We need American business leaders to stand up for American values, and one value of this nation is equal opportunity. That’s all diversity and equity and inclusion is about. It’s about creating a level playing field for all.”
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Equal opportunity through merit, tenacity, hard work & talent; Disastrous effects, dismayed