Where I Stand: Black Lives Matter

Showing your business who’s boss is about showing up every day in
your business asking how can I make something happen, not
wondering if it will happen or hoping it will happen or feeling
like it won’t happen because of a million reasons. That’s the
same kind of tenacity with which I want to approach doing my part
to fix the injustices in our society.


 


I’m not going to release an episode today. Instead, I just wanted
to share with you, in case you don’t know, where I stand on this
issue.


 


I stand with everybody who is discriminated against, who doesn’t
have access to the same opportunities and resources that other
people do, and certainly with the families of anybody who has
been hurt or killed by people of authority because of the color
of their skin. Specifically, I believe Black lives matter and I
fiercely condemn police violence against Black people and people
of color.


 


I stand with them, and I’m working on putting together a
long-lasting plan to make sure that I am consistently supporting
this movement from now on.


That means donating money to organizations to support the
people who are doing this work full time

It means educating myself more on systemic racism and the
overt and covert ways people of color are held back in this world
every day

It means looking for ways I can use my business to help
create a more equitable society. Because I know that economics
can play a great role in this movement



 


I’ll return next week with another episode of Show Your Business
Who’s Boss where my mission is to empower individuals to grow
profitable businesses. Profitable business owners tend to have a
larger platform and more economic agency and have the potential
to be powerful players in this movement as well.


 


In the meantime, I highly recommend checking out some of the
amazing podcasts out there hosted by people of color. NPR's Code
Switch, specifically their latest episode called A Decade of
Watching Black People Die, is a great start. I’m also seeking out
more Black and POC voices for my podcast feed and will be linking
to some more recommendations in the show notes as well.


 


Thank you for listening.


 


Podcasts to learn from:


Code Switch

The Opt-In with Aurora + Kelly

Pause On The Play

Call Your Girlfriend



 


Places to donate:


Nationwide Bailout Fund

Black Lives Matter

NAACP