Joint Center Joins 120 Civil Rights Groups and Allies in Signing a Letter Condemning the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping

The Joint Center joined 120 civil rights groups and allies in signing a letter condemning the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping issued by President Donald Trump in September. The letter states: “The Executive Order is a blatant effort to perpetuate and codify a deeply flawed and skewed version of American history. It promotes a particular vision of history that glorifies a past rooted in white supremacy while silencing the viewpoints and experiences of all who have been victimized by individual and structural inequalities – a kind of dangerous propaganda or thought-policing comparable only to authoritarian regimes. The Executive Order attempts to erase the very concept of racism and sexism as being real, historical and present-day phenomena and undermines important and necessary employer initiatives aimed at understanding and dismantling racist, sexist, and discriminatory structures. The American people will suffer real harm and unjust consequences when those charged with serving the public do not learn the facts necessary to do their jobs effectively and equitably.” The letter was organized by the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the National Women’s Law Center.

Read the full letter here.