Is DEI a slur now? Plus, control & basketball

Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last week, the city’s 39-year-old mayor, Brandon Scott, a black man, stepped in to address the crisis. Hours later, a tweet went viral calling Scott a “DEI mayor.” To which Brittany and her guests, NPR’s Gene Demby and Alana Wise, say “wait, what?” The three investigate the racism that lies beneath the surface of this kind of rhetoric.

Then, as March Madness reaches its final stages, Brittany looks at the reality of “student-athletes.” What may seem like an accurate description of these players is actually a legal classification that prohibits them from seeking workers’ compensation and other benefits – benefits typically afforded to employees. Brittany is joined by sports and business journalist Amanda Christovich and assistant professor of legal business studies at Boise State University, Sam Ehrlich. They explain how the recent news of the Dartmouth men’s basketball team unionizing opens the door to broader conversations about how we value “work.”

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