The following commentary by Robert F. Smith was published on the Quartz website in advance of the one-year anniversary of the brutal and public murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 25, 2020.  One year ago, the killing of George Floyd precipitated a national movement that advocated for

Business founders, including CEOs of top companies around the globe, are taking a stand on social issues relevant to and reflective of social movements that demand the dismantling of systemic racism. In March, Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, led a campaign calling for an international end to the

A video podcast with a social justice mission, Black History in Two Minutes, took home two 2021 Webby Awards. The podcast won in the Documentary: Podcast category, for a “Podcast single episode or series that examines documentary content in narrative form, interviews, and conversation.” It also won in the Social:

In March, financial services group Goldman Sachs shared plans for their One Million Black Women (OMBW) initiative, a $10 billion investment in support of Black women over the next 10 years. The initiative is named for and guided by the organization’s goal of impacting the lives of at least one

May 17, 2021 marks 67 years since the landmark decision of Brown v. Board of Education (1954), the Supreme Court case which impacted the landscape of civil rights for generations. On this momentous anniversary, it’s important to remember Brown’s legacy and recognize its impact on racial justice in America.   The

In 2019, 69% of college students took out student loans. Each student of that graduating class left school with an average debt of $29,900. Currently, Americans owe over $1.71 trillion in student loan debt, with the debt spread out across 44.7 million borrowers. With the population of the United States