DEI harms the black community and empowers white liberals

I recently stood on the floor of the Ohio House of Representatives and delivered a speech in support of Senate Bill 1. This legislation would strengthen Ohio’s higher education system by eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion mandates from our college campuses. As a proud black man and a Republican legislator, my remarks quickly gained traction, racking up millions of views and comments on social media.

Predictably, the loudest backlash came from white liberals.

One of my former classmates in law school, who spent a grand total of six months volunteering in an inner-city community, had the nerve to tell me that he understands the black experience better than I do. This is the arrogance of white liberalism: the belief that proximity to poverty is the same

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