Organizations Cannot Afford to Stay Silent on Racial Injustice

Your words and actions can make a difference in the world — and matter to your employees and customers.

Enrica N. Ruggs and Derek R. Avery

June 10, 2020

In May 2020, after the killings of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd, and the release of a video of a white woman making a false police report about Chris Cooper, a Black man, America’s attention became focused on a plague that has troubled the nation for centuries. Racism and racial discrimination are deeply woven into the fabric of America, and the consequences of both are inequality and, too often, untimely death for Black Americans.

While these are the most recent cases that have made national news, countless more ...