The killing of George Floyd while in police custody has sparked public outrage about continued racism while putting a spotlight on the failure of most corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) efforts.
“There is only a limited time that this window of opportunity [to make advances in inclusion] will be open,” said Karen Boykin-Towns, a vice chairman at the NAACP and a former senior executive at Pfizer Inc. “For right now, we have to use our voices while companies are listening and looking for answers because they don’t have the answers.”
