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Social Justice Organizations Reflect on 2020 as Floyd Anniversary Nears


Erica Gunderson | May 23, 2021 5:30 pm
One year ago, the world watched a horrific, pivotal video of George Floyd gasping for air under the knee of former police Officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis.
Floyd’s death sent a nation of people in quarantine out into the streets in mass protests. Major corporations issued statements in support of Black Lives Matter. Politicians promised a new direction.
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A year later, some activists argue there is more work to be done to reach equity and social justice for Black and brown people.
Todd Belcore, co-founder and executive director of the national nonprofit Social Change, says when it comes to corporations and philanthropy, evidence of true commitment has been a mixed bag over the last year.  ....

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