Forbes’ Pro-DEI Article on How to ‘Decenter Whiteness’ Draws Conservative Backlash

An article in Forbes that touches on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and focuses on “actively decentering whiteness” in the workplace has drawn conservative backlash, including from congressional lawmakers and 2024 presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy. The article, initially titled “3 Ways to Decenter Whiteness in Your Workplace,” but since renamed “3 Ways to Transform Your Workplace to Be More Equitable,” was written by Janice Gassam Asare, who founded the consultancy BWG Business Solutions, a firm concentrated on DEI. In the piece, Ms. Asare makes the claim that there are endless ways in which “whiteness is centered in the workplace,” while calling for whiteness to be toppled from prominence and replaced by “equity and justice.”...