A few years ago, every big company was bragging about diversity. DEI was the buzzword. Panels, hashtags, pledges—everyone claimed they were building space for Black talent in tech. But fast forward to today, and that same energy is gone. The diversity jobs have dried up, the promises have faded, and in their place stands a cold new trend: artificial intelligence.

What’s happening right now feels like a quiet reversal. The very people who fought to make tech more inclusive are being pushed out. Black engineers, designers, and coders—those who broke into an industry that was never built for them—are now watch ing the door close again. Companies are cutt ing “diversity” budgets and replacing entire departments with AI tools that don’t care who’s missing from the room.

And here’s the tr

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