Are We Rethinking Race Inequity?

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Bob Greene: We're not looking for charitable solutions to problems that are structural. He says if banks start off the conversation by saying, "Oh wow, black people are less likely to get a loan from our bank," then they have to force themselves to change their practices. Greene: The goals that were set out in some of those statements, it's just harder for organizations to reach them.

When it comes to racial justice, many companies and organizations haven't matched their reality to their words. Rashad Robinson, the president of Color of Change, the largest online racial justice organization in the U.S., is holding major corporations accountable. Hear Rashad talk through the difficulties of changing systems from Hollywood, Silicon Valley, to Washington DC, getting help from President Barack Obama, and what business leaders can do to actively change racial injustice.

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