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More DEI hires finding being not white isn't enough to keep your job...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/books/publishing-diversity-lisa-lucas.html

Lots to read and laugh at in the article, but this section stuck out for me: 

Many Black writers and professionals spoke out about racial disparities in the book world. In response, major publishers recruited and promoted Black editors and launched new imprints devoted to books by nonwhite authors. Publishing companies said they would diversify their work force and the books they publish, and created new diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Editors acquired books that addressed race and racism, many of which sold well.

Four years later, there is a growing sense that the momentum has stalled. Some agents and editors say that publishers’ appetite for books about race and racism has waned after sales for some of the titles they rushed to acquire failed to meet expectations.