The Associated Press (AP) fawned over an obvious shakedown attempt by the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) in service of a radical leftist discriminatory ideology.
The AP completely ignored major flaws in a CBC report and ran cover for DEI in a Monday article. AP Race and Politics Report Matt Brown covered a CBC report that promoted diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and pressured companies that made leftist promises during the destructive Black Lives Matter riots of 2020.
The CBC report at the center of the AP article touted that 189 companies, including 139 from the Fortune 500, had answered questions about corporate DEI. The congressional body claimed that “100% of the companies that responded to the CBC’s outreach went above and beyond to share their progress on advancing equity.”
Throughout the report, the CBC repeatedly called for corporate “accountability,” pressuring them to deliver on financial promises made during the 2020 riots—made when radical activists were …