Congress Votes to Dissolve House Office of Diversity and Inclusion

This& post& was originally published on& The Washington Informer By Ashleigh Fields | The Washington Informer | Word In Black (WIB) – Members of Congress recently voted to approve a $1.2 trillion federal spending bill on March 23. A majority of the funds will go toward the Department of Defense at $824 billion and a $1 billion investment went to childcare Head Start programs, but funding for education and national diversity and inclusion programs were rolled back.  After signing the bill, President Joe Biden wrote, “This agreement represents a compromise, which means neither side got everything it wanted.” One of the many entities adversely impacted includes the& House of Representatives Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI). It was formed over four years ago with the goal of advising offices within the majority and minority parties. “Over the past two years, I’ve had the honor of working at the pleasure of three Speakers of the House across both sides of the aisle, to include Speaker Emerita Pelosi and Speakers McCarthy and Johnson, as well as in collaboration with the House Democratic Leader Jeffries,” said Dr. Sesha Joi Moon, former director of ODI. “As I led a non-partisan and non-legislative office, I...