Close to one year into the Trump-Vance administration, one certainty must resonate: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not optional—they are essential to the fabric of democracy in the United States. In an era marked by erasure, scapegoating, and rollbacks of hard-fought and won civil rights, the fight for equity isn’t a luxury—it’s a lifeline. Learn more in this new brief by Preston D. Mitchum, Senior Fellow at rePROs Fight Back.