{"id":1989184,"date":"2023-08-02T20:09:03","date_gmt":"2023-08-03T00:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-backed-board-abolishes-disney-world-district-dei-programs\/"},"modified":"2023-08-02T20:11:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-03T00:11:50","slug":"desantis-backed-board-abolishes-disney-world-district-dei-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-backed-board-abolishes-disney-world-district-dei-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"DeSantis-supported board ends Disney World DEI programs."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdesantis-backed-board-abolishes-disney-world-district-dei-programs%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1989184&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo by Joe Raedle\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>4:50 PM \u2013 Wednesday, August 2, 2023<\/p>\n<p>All \u2062diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)\u200b programs at the Walt Disney World park and resort have been abolished by appointees\u2062 of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, the \u2062Central Florida Tourism Oversight District issued a statement \u200cannouncing the elimination of its \u2063DEI committee and any associated job responsibilities. <\/p>\n<p>The administration of Walt Disney World is now under the direction of \u2063DeSantis (R-Fla.) appointees, echoing the agenda of the governor of Florida, who has advocated for the elimination of \u2063similar \u2062programs in higher education and other sectors.<\/p>\n<p>The district\u2019s new administrator,\u200b Glenton Gilzean,\u2062 stated his opinion \u200don the matter. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives were advanced during the tenure of the previous board and they were illegal and simply unAmerican,\u201d said Gilzean. \u201cOur \u2063district will no longer\u200b participate in any attempt to divide us \u2064by race or advance the notion\u200d that\u200c we are \u2064not created equal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>DeSantis and Disney, which is one of the \u2063greatest employers and taxpayers in the\u2064 state,\u200b have been engaged in a standoff\u200b for some time. Disney, led by CEO Bob Iger, sued the governor for assuming control of its long-held autonomous district in punishment for the business\u2019s critiquing legislation known as \u201cDon\u2019t Say Gay.\u201d A string of regulations targeting speech, books, and education \u2063have been added to the state\u2019s laws in response to DeSantis\u2019 war \u2063with \u201cwokeness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Florida governor assumed control of the\u200c district as retribution through legislation supported by Republican lawmakers,\u200b and he created a new board of supervisors to manage the municipal functions for the sizable theme \u2062parks and hotels.<\/p>\n<p>Disney filed a lawsuit against DeSantis and his five board nominees in federal court, alleging that the Florida \u2064governor\u2019s retaliatory\u200b action \u200dviolated the company\u2019s free speech rights.<\/p>\n<p>This abolishment follows the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling in June that racial preferences in college admissions are \u200bunlawful. Companies that use\u2062 the same procedures in recruiting, promotion, and other employment choices may face liability difficulties\u200d as a result \u2064of the decision.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>President \u200bJoe Biden\u2019s Department\u2063 of Justice indicts Former President Donald\u2063 J. Trump for a third time with many questioning the timing of it all<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dov-hikind-longtime-ny-democrat-lawmaker-leaves-the-party\/\" title=\"Dov Hikind, veteran NY Democrat lawmaker, departs party.\">longtime democrat lawmaker<\/a> from New York who\u200d spent 36 years in the assembly said he\u2019s leaving the part for the Republican party.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>In the second part of an exclusive interview, \u2062Oversight Committee member Representative Andy Biggs tells One America News after witnessing Devon Archer\u2019s \u2063closed-door testimony, he is convinced Joe Biden was \u201ctaking a cut\u201d\u200d of hunter\u2019s business deals.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Clearfield, \u2063Utah City Councilor Karece Thompson addresses his concerns about Florida Governor Ron \u200cDeSantis\u2019 new African American history curriculum.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-backed-board-abolishes-disney-world-district-dei-programs\/\" title=\"DeSantis-supported board ends Disney World DEI programs.\">high-yield savings\u2064 account offered<\/a> by its partner \u200bGoldman Sachs \u2063has reached\u200b over $10 billion in customer deposits, the technology\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Apple\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-presidential-candidate-vivek-ramaswamy-sues-doj-over-trump-indictment\/\" title=\"Vivek Ramaswamy, GOP candidate, sues DOJ for Trump indictment.\">high-yield savings account\u200d offered<\/a> by its partner Goldman Sachs has reached over $10 billion in customer deposits, the technology\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters)\u200d \u2013 Cognizant Technology Solutions forecast \u200dthird-quarter revenue above \u200cestimates on Wednesday as more businesses turn to the IT services provider to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>(Reuters) \u2013 Cognizant Technology Solutions forecast third-quarter revenue \u2064above\u2064 estimates on\u2064 Wednesday as more businesses turn to the IT \u2064services provider to\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All DEI programs at Walt Disney World have been abolished by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis&#8217; appointees. The Central Florida Tourism Oversight District announced the elimination of these programs on Tuesday. (55 words)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2196,"featured_media":1989185,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1989184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1989184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1989184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1989185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1989184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1989184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1989184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}