By Benjamin Abtan,Photo: akinbostanci/iStock, Stanford Social Innovation Review, December 9, 2021
“We keep talking over and over again about how important it is to fight against racism,” a 40-something board member of a California-based family foundation told me a few weeks ago. “But nothing is really changing. I’m so frustrated!”
In August, Home Depot was accused by the National Labor Relations Board of punishing an employee for wearing a Black Lives Matter logo on his apron, a year after its CEO proudly proclaimed, “We must stand with all who are committed to change that will bring us closer to realizing an end to discrimination and hatred. […] We do not support discrimination in any form, period.”
The human resources director of a nation-wide bank recently shared: “I must confess I feel this is unfair: We’re making huge efforts, we’ve donated millions of dollars, we’ve recruited people from minorities, made public commitments, and we’re trying our best to implement them, but we keep being scrutinized and criticized. It’s like it’s never enough. It’s honestly tiring.”
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