No Justice, No Peace 7/9/20

They took Kaepernick's protest against racist police violence and made it about the flag and the military. Now they're taking the largest protest movement in the history of this country, in terms of sheer numbers, and making it not about systemic racism but statues. (1/2)

— Dave Zirin (@EdgeofSports) July 5, 2020

Should prompt an external investigation. There should be a federal investigation to follow up on the 2016 report on white supremacist infiltration of law enforcement. https://t.co/PKFvfaT0Uj

— Sherrilyn Ifill (@Sifill_LDF) July 6, 2020

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Two weeks ago, I called my company-sponsored therapy hotline number bc I was at my wits end. When I was talking to the woman, I began talking about what I was going through.

Then, I brought up racism and the woman started crying.

— erin b. logan (@erinblogan) July 5, 2020

"The time to honor the slave-owning founders of our imperfect union is past...In Jefferson’s place, there should be another statue. It should be of Harriet Tubman." - Lucian K. Truscott IV, descendant of Thomas Jeffersonhttps://t.co/eXL6rlGyCg

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) July 6, 2020

When a black person murders another black person, the expectation is that person will be charged & punished. People are protesting bc they expect that same accountability when armed agents of the state kill. It’s not hard to understand unless you’re invested in not understanding.

— Ida Bae Wells (@nhannahjones) July 7, 2020

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NB: profit is of course not the only reason businesses should care, but there’s no way people don’t already know it’s the right thing to do. They just don’t care. In those cases I’ve found making a profitability business case is what gets them listening and acting . I can't count the number of times I've worked in places that have asked me to either sit on, it set up, their D&I committee. It's always presented as something positive to do to help the business make change and do better, but in my experience, they have rarely lead to any real long term change. What I've experienced much more is businesses using these voluntary committees as PR talking points, whilst maintaining the status quo and keeping marginalised team members occupied with unsupported initiatives that are never put into action. . If your company has a D&I committee, and you're not from a marginalised group, join it. Push for change. Keep it on the agenda without creating more emotional labour or office housework for marginalised colleagues.

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