Color of Change

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We are trying to shape an environment and take on campaigns. We absolutely will be in district attorney races through our political action committee, this election cycle. You're not going to see a campaign from Color of Change that says, tell Mitch McConnell to stand up for affirmative action. Now, I would love it if Mitch McConnell was standing up for affirmativeaction, but that's fantasy and I try to live in reality.

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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