A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s executive orders eliminating DEI. As AFROTECH™ previously told you, soon after Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20, he signed executive orders to halt diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts at the federal level. This led to federal employees in DEI roles being placed on paid leave, a mandate banning DEI considerations in federal contracting, and more recently, a two-week deadline from the Department of Education requesting that schools and universities end their DEI policies. A memo stated, “…educational institutions may neither separate nor segregate students based on race, nor distribute benefits or burdens based on race,” per AP News. Changes in the DEI landscape have also impacted funding for minority businesses, with legal action being taken against those directing support to these businesses. This includes the venture capital firm Fearless Fund and fintech platform Hello Alice. Hello Alice was victorious in a...

Born Asunción Cummings in New York City, Sunny Hostin was born in 1968 to a Puerto Rican mother and a Black father. Raised in the Bronx, Hostin ultimately graduated from the Notre Dame School of Law, according to Marie Claire. After working her way through various legal positions — including working as a law clerk in the Maryland Court of Appeals — Hostin became a trial attorney in the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division, before becoming a federal prosecutor that specialized in child sex crimes. In 2014, Sunny Hostin became a guest panelist on the hit ABC daytime talk show, “The View.” Two years later, she became a daily co-host. But as talented as she is in the legal field — and as a “View” host — she is also a prolific author. “The View” co-host has written both a memoir called “I Am These Truths” and a series of fiction books including “Summer on the Bluffs” and “Summer in Sag Harbor.” Sunny Hostin holds the titles of co-host, attorney, author, and television host,...