TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa should stop facilitating the work of its Racial Reconciliation Committee, a city attorney said in a memo to the City Council Thursday.
“Continuing to facilitate the committee’s activities… puts the City at risk of becoming subject to a federal enforcement action and/or losing access to federal funds,” the attorney, Andrea E. Zelman, wrote.
The move comes as state and federal leaders crack down on efforts related to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. Local governments across Tampa Bay have quietly responded by scaling back or renaming diversity-related programs…