Posted on 06/03/2020 6:17:15 AM PDT by rktman
We are, I believe, in one of the toughest times in our country's history, as we continue to battle a deadly pandemic and the resulting economic havoc while, once again, coming face-to-face with the long-term effects of racial injustice. Watching tens of thousands take to the streets to speak out against fear and inhumanity is, on one hand, inspiring for the commitment it represents and, on the other, heartbreaking for its profound need.
But what's next? What do we do to change the cycle in which black men or women, with tragic frequency, are harmed by those who are supposed to protect them? Or the gut-wrenching truth that to be a person of color in America is often to not feel fully safe, seen or heard?
For me, it starts with seeing the situation for what it is, acknowledging these experiences for what they are and, quite simply, apologizing for not doing enough. As important, it includes committing the company I lead down a path of systemic, permanent change in as many ways as we can find.
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I've had a policy of not window shopping where I won't buy because it's an abuse of their expertise. It's time to make an exception for woke stores. I'll be happy to keep their people busy and then buy from someone respectable.
“What do we do to change the cycle in which black men or women, with tragic frequency, are harmed by those who are supposed to protect them?”
WTF planet is this loon living on?
More whites are shot and killed by police than blacks by a nearly 2 to 1 margin.
“Yep.
It’s hobbling, a controlling method.
It diminishes black Americans by telling them that they are “a people” not an individual person.’
The soft bigotry of low expectations.
OMG. I won’t loot their store because of this stupidity. I also won’t buy from this store because of this stupidity. Ever Again
I’ve had a policy of not window shopping where I won’t buy because it’s an abuse of their expertise.
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I don’t need their “expertise”. I do my homework and just want to see items for myself. A visual inspection as it were.
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