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Thank you to all of our panelists and participants for an extraordinary conversation! A recording will be made available later.
In the meantime, we hope everyone walked away with a renewed sense of urgency and purpose to #MakeRoomNow.
"I'm excited by companies and organizations centering the impact of their work on BIPOC communities, not just their bottom line." —Justin Lyons
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"I think people are realizing D&I and doing the right thing is not just a Spike Lee movie. I believe the secret sauce lies in D&I really becoming a part of an organization's DNA." —Christina Shareef
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"I'm hoping that DEI leaders now get the resourcing and power to do really impactful work. I hope we continue to push for DEI practices." —@Sherrell_Dorsey
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"There's a difference between being an activist and going to work and collecting a paycheck. We need to challenge the establishment quo." —@TezlynFigaro
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"To those in the corporate space, it's nice to have talking points, but you have to partner with the communities doing the work." —@TezlynFigaro
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"The challenge is being the one person representing my whole culture. We are not a monolith within the Black community. Everyone is passionate about different things. We have to work to disconfirm our beliefs." —@StacyChavis
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"It's been challenging and difficult, but that's the job. The work never stops. There's some group or individual that's excluded, marginalized. We've been getting our house in order, so that we can better help our users with their fights." —Justin Lyons
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"Celebrate the wins, acknowledge the setbacks, encourage a culture that centers DEI in general. We had those strong foundations when we had to look in the mirror and ask questions. That's what helped us to focus on organizational alignment." —Justin Lyons
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"D&I is not a competing goal. It IS the goal.
It fails when it becomes a competing goal."
— Christina Shareef
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"It's not just "Where do Black people stand?" It's a question of how companies are using Black talent.
This is behind the need for transparency in data." — @Sherrell_Dorsey
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Sherrell Dorsey makes a point about startup founders being heralded as "the next Mark Zuckerberg." It doesn't make space to celebrate people like her, who started in her aunt's hair salon; an endeavor just as successful. Tech parlance about success needs to change.
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"It's not just about putting Black faces in good spaces. It's not enough. Companies need to put their money where their mouth is. It is on us to say, 'This is the kind of company we want to see.'" — @TezlynFigaro
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"We need to be comfortable saying Black.
Companies will try to shy away from that, but they need to be held accountable. This is a very small window of time, so people really need to knock down the door to make these conversations possible." —@TezlynFigaro
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"Even though it's a little bit late, people are watching now. Folks are actually listening now. I'm thankful we're at a point where it's not just a moment in time but we're having the conversations on a regular basis." — Christina Shareef
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"I am still reconciling with what happened [last year], but what it shows is that transparency is paramount. We can't afford to sleep on any of these issues because people are literally losing their lives." —@Sherrell_Dorsey
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