
Key insights:
- Advocates for racial justice want long-term solutions that will guarantee equality for Black and other underrepresented communities.
- Even as brands pledge millions for Black lives, some have pulled back support for diversity initiatives.
After a week in which numerous brands and agencies pledged to “listen and learn,” to “do better” and even to donate millions of dollars to the fight for racial justice, many people in boardrooms are realizing they don’t have the cultural competence to authentically address this moment.