Civil Rights Groups Slam Comments By Elon Musk Claiming Diversity Efforts Make Flying Less Safe

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Slaven Vlasic/ Getty Images By Melissa Noel ·Updated January 11, 2024

Elon Musk’s comments on efforts by United Airlines and Boeing to diversify their workforces have drawn swift criticism from major civil rights organizations. 

Musk claimed, without evidence, that the efforts of those airlines to hire nonwhite pilots and factory workers have made air travel less safe.

Marc Morial, president and CEO of the National Urban League, called Musk’s statements “abhorrent

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