Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to scrap its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, and corporate America has supposedly followed suit. But this has someone else's fingerprints all over it. This is the story of how one man tried to kill an idea.
Reporter: Stephen Armstrong
Producer: Ada Barumé
Sound design: Karla Patella
Artwork: Lola Williams
Editor: Jasper Corbett
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