"Without centering the value of Black contributions to our economy, economic equity in our country will be nothing more than a good intention."
"'Sankofa.' It's a West African saying...It means 'Go back and get it,' take what is needed from history in order to move forward successfully."
“We're an exceptional state. We're a wealthy state. Our numbers should look better than they do.”
"Today more than ever...Americans are loudly asking, how do we create a more fair, equitable union?"
“Millennials are more interested in not only working for a place that has a ping-pong table, but working for a place that has a set of values.”
The wealth gap is not an outcome based on the failures of an individual or their community but rather of 400 years of systemic exclusion.
“We're going to figure out how to work toward and continue to lean in towards justice.”
“…banks continue to approach racial diversity and economic inequity as problems to be solved with charity – a cost…"
"A more diverse, talented workforce exposes your company to new people and new ideas...and it can help open new markets.”
Malia Lazu will help Sloan create a series of community conversations titled “The Inclusive Innovation Economy: Ideas + Actions.”
