Minority Communities Face New Challenges: Trump Overturns Executive Order Prohibiting Discrimination in Federal Contracts

In a statement, the White House claimed the long-standing order hindered “national unity.”

President Trump has taken several executive actions to dismantle programs promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion. Jim Watson / AFP - Getty Images

This week, Donald Trump rescinded an executive order that aimed to prohibit discrimination by federal contractors and subcontractors, continuing his broad effort to dismantle federal diversity programs.

The …