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"Juneteenth doesn't help corporations take diverse hiring slates more seriously [or] provide a third party outside audit of DEI efforts."
"Juneteenth doesn't help corporations take diverse hiring slates more seriously [or] provide a third party outside audit of DEI efforts."
"There are CEOs that understand that diversity is actually 34% more profitable … and so they really actually want to make a go at it."
Malia Lazu noted the feeling of competition in her own neighborhood. "It's just a weird thing to see you being gentrified by college students."
"Inclusive development must be rooted in opportunities to inform developers about the culture and feel of the community, as well as its needs."
"Republicans want to distract their base from the realities of how the world is changing and the real need for us to change with it.”
"Black business lacked access to PPP loans and continue to get declined for loans at higher rates up to 80 percent by some studies."
"I think the importance for society cannot be understated. … America is wrestling with its history and current actions of white supremacy.”
"There is so much that needs to happen in order to close the wealth gaps in real estate development that Boston could make Black history daily."
"It's not enough that you're not racist … It's what are you doing with the power you have to move the needle on equity and inclusion?”
"It's as simple as DNA, right? … When your cultural DNA is not inclusive, you're going to constantly struggle to be inclusive.”