The Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven has withdrawn two federal grant requests for a forthcoming Southeast African art exhibition in the wake of Trump’s bans on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programming and initiatives. Roland Coffey, director of communications for the Yale University Art Gallery, told Hyperallergic that the museum withdrew its grant applications for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) “because of concern the exhibition did not meet the granting organizations’ criteria.” Coffey told CT Insider that the museum “objects specifically to the grant compliance stipulation that ‘the applicant does not operate any programs promoting [DEI] that violate any applicable federal anti-discrimination laws.’” Read the full story by mayapontone at the link in bio. . . . Yale University Art Gallery (photo via Getty Images) #Yale #YaleUniversityArtGallery #NEA #NEH #DEI #Endowment #Trump