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🔒Larger employers in Central Mass. now are prioritizing diversity & inclusion leadership positions

Central Massachusetts businesses, against the backdrop of the growing Black Lives Matter movement, are placing renewed focus on diversity & inclusion in their organizations.

WBJ Podcast: How to create an anti-racist business

Since the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis on Memorial Day and the ensuing Black Lives Matter protests throughout the world, YWCA Central Massachusetts has seen increased interest in its Racial Equity Education workshops.

🔒Renewed Black Lives Matter protests produce modest increase in donation to local nonprofits

In the month following the police killing of Minneapolis resident George Floyd, national civil rights, social justice and Black advocacy organizations like Black Lives Matter and protestor bail funds saw surges in donations, reaching a cumulative nine figures.

🔒Racial inequalities persist in the Central Mass. cannabis industry

More than two years have passed since entrepreneur Ross Bradshaw embarked on the licensing process to open New Dia, a recreational cannabis dispensary in Worcester.
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🔒Role of CEOs on societal issues has shifted

It wasn’t long ago CEOs were notably absent from such societal debates. For decades, business heads were advised not to talk about hot-button issues such as religion or politics.

🔒As one of the few Central Mass. black business leaders, David Connell makes sure the YMCA is committed to the community

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread protesting against racial inequality, the YMCA of Central Massachusetts’ doors are always open to continue to work towards equality with all groups.

🔒Black businesses matter: Despite their importance to disadvantaged communities, black-owned businesses comprise less than 1% of Worcester County firms

At such a perilous time, the Worcester County business community is hampered by an uncomfortable problem: In the homogeneous world of business leadership in Worcester County, top officials at the area’s largest and best-known institutions are almost entirely white.

🔒A letter from WBJ: Picking up the fight against institutional racism

The killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer, filmed for us all to witness, was truly horrific. The nation, and for that matter the world, has borne witness to the senselessness of his death, and responded with a call to action unlike any time in the past.
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WBJ Podcast: Dr. Mark Johnson & the fight against racism

In the wake of the police killing of unarmed Minneapolis man George Floyd and the subsequent protests against institutional racism, Dr. Mark Johnson from UMass Memorial Health Care said Central Massachusetts business leaders have an important role to play in creating real change.
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