Walmart stripping DEI policies amid right-wing pressure

Photo: Getty Images Walmart is reportedly rolling back its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies nationwide. On Monday (November 25), conservative activist Robby Starbuck broke the news on Walmart’s massive shift on DEI. “MASSIVE news: Walmart is ending their woke policies. I can now exclusively tell you what’s changing and how it happened,” Starbuck wrote X, formerly Twitter. “Last week I told execs at @Walmart that I was doing a story on wokeness there. Instead we had productive conversations to find solutions,” he added. MASSIVE news: Walmart is ending their woke policies. I can now exclusively tell you what’s changing and how it happened. Last week I told execs at @Walmart that I was doing a story on wokeness there. Instead we had productive conversations to find solutions. Below are the… pic.twitter.com/BD02xJQ0X2 — Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) November 25, 2024 According to Starbuck, Walmart will no longer use the terms “DEI” or “LatinX.” The company is reportedly discontinuing training through the Racial Equity Institute and terminating its Racial Equity Center, a special five-year initiative established in 2020. Walmart is also reevaluating its policies to ensure the company isn’t providing preferential treatment or benefits to suppliers based on diversity, Starbuck said. In...