Source: Canva/radioone / Source: Canva/Radioone The Trump-era war against Blackness, DEI, and the bigoted status quo is being fought on multiple fields and sports is one of white supremacy's most beloved battlegrounds. ESPN details a striking escalation in the ongoing backlash against diversity initiatives in American institutions, centering on a demand from Florida's attorney general to dismantle one of the NFL's most visible attempts at addressing racial inequality: the Rooney Rule.