Mark Cuban hits back after Elon Musk criticizes business diversity initiatives

Entrepreneur says DEI initiatives benefit companies after Musk called them just another word for racism'

Elon Musk and Mark Cuban clashed late on Wednesday over the value of diversity, equity and inclusion programs within US companies following the resignation of Harvard's first Black president.

Critics of Claudine Gay, who condemned tired racial stereotypes" in the campaign against her presidency, speculated she had benefited from Harvard's focus on diversity, rather than her credentials.