Four former Mesalands Community College employees are suing the college's Board of Trustees, according to documents filed in Quay County District Court earlier this month. All four employees allege that they were discriminated against and fired from their respective positions illegally.
Not even three years after the murder of George Floyd led to a racial reckoning across many aspects of American life, multibillion-dollar efforts to address diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) have faced a backlash.