Share it Retailers and brands have ushered in Black History Month 2021 with an unprecedented barrage of announcements that address systemic racism within their own businesses, welcome Black entrepreneurs and employees to their ranks, and get Black-owned brands onto their shelves. Following the killing of George Floyd last summer and a stream of other reports of police brutality, along with the fresh attention in 2020 on several high-profile incidents of racial injustice, there appears to be a "moral consensus" among retailers that ingrained racial inequities must be addressed, according to Jade Sykes, president of Diversify Retail, a nonprofit that advises BlPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) brands on working with retailers.