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The only parallels between BLM and *right now* is that we want people held accountable. How is that too much to ask?

Excellent leadership - as always! - from @Patagonia @REI and @TheNorthFace. Thank you!! #blacklivesmatter #equalitynow adage.com/article/cmo-st…

Is it progress if it never should have been challenged in the first place? Either way, we'll take it! 🙌 npr.org/2020/06/18/829…

“Everyone understands the dollars of black Americans,” said owner of a number of fashion and sneaker retailers focused on black consumers. “If you are willing to research the dollars of black America, how do you not have the time to research the plight?” nyti.ms/3gNMvjD

Your nanny, house cleaner or care worker was already 3x more likely to be in poverty. They need to be at the heart of our coronavirus response.

SO PROUD OF MY AMAZING FRIENDS !!!!! Restaurants, order now. Other industries, take note. <3

Per capita, the Navajo Nation has more #COVID19 cases than New York. Marginalized and vulnerable communities in the US and all around the world are disproportionately impacted by this virus. If the wave of cases is receding in your community, please don’t tune out! Chip in. 🙏

“While the next business trip can wait, the next feeding of a 6-month-old cannot... This essential work is at the core of our economy, yet our economy systematically ignores it.” inquirer.com/opinion/commen…

“My kids don’t want me to go back [to work]. But I have bills. I know it’s my life, but — I don’t know.” latimes.com/california/sto…

@fdestin Acknowledge that a mission driven social enterprise has insane potential to scale but will take longer than a more cookie-cutter "dating app" type. Comparing us w the same early-stage metrics doesn't reflect the value or potential of these companies at all!

If you could make the “venture capital product” a better experience for founders - what would you change?

Cleaners Risk Health To Work During Pandemic, Then Lose Jobs (via @AP) latinousa.org/2020/05/04/cle…

Araceli, @NailTechsUnited member tells @AOC & @RoKhanna: I love my job, but we cannot return to the same conditions that we were fighting against before the pandemic. Our health is important and our lives are important. We need #Recovery4All!

There's A LOT happening on May 1. In addition to the #RentStrike and #CoronaStrike, workers at Amazon, Whole Foods, Target, and Instacart are going on a one-day strike + calling for customers to boycott. #InternationalWorkersDay ⤵️ tnvge.co/y2frT6m

“It’s not their responsibility to come up with a vaccine, but isn’t it their responsibility to support their employees the best they can?" ft.com/content/5152fd…

“There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” ~ Desmond Tutu

We love that Kelly is getting help from her community! But essential workers need more than just gratitude—they need support from the government that swore to protect them. That’s why we’re fighting for an Essential Workers Bill of Rights. Tell your rep: ewar.ren/CallReps

OK, I've been holding my tongue on the theory that a pandemic is no time to be calling people out on anything other than failing us in a public health sense. I thought it might be a moment for peace and reconciliation. But I feel a thread coming on....1/

As a thank you, Dove is donating to @DirectRelief to care for front-line healthcare workers in the US. See what else we're doing and join us at Dove.com/BeSafe #CourageIsBeautiful #CareFromDove