A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion consultant is facing a state probe in Ohio after penning an article for Forbes about “decentering whiteness.”The column by Janice Gassam Ascre, who heads the firm BWG Business Solutions, was blasted by Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as he announced an investigation into whether she or her business ever received taxpayer money. It’s racist and it’s gross,” the senator posted on X, as he shared Ascre’s Forbes column. “It has been given many names, including the ‘white gaze’ and ‘whiteness as the default,’” Ascre writes. Responding to Vance’s criticism of the article, Ascre suggested the senator has “no idea” what he is talking about.

Source: Forbes November 24, 2023 14:33 UTC