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Ready or not, the era of corporate political responsibility
Ready or not, the era of corporate political responsibility
Ready or not, the era of corporate political responsibility is upon us
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The politics of racial justice have become red hot, and major corporations are finding it hard not to get burned. On March 25, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
Big Atlanta companies Coca-Cola and Delta tried to avoid getting embroiled in the fray, believing that working behind the scenes and making general statements supporting “increased voter participation” would suffice. But they were almost immediately confronted with boycott threats from activists. And on March 31, a group of Black executives took out a full-page advertisement in the New York Times condemning the Georgia law for restricting voting opportunities, which will fall especially hard on people of color. At that point, Coca-Cola and Delta reversed course, deciding to make strong public statements condemning SB202 as “unacceptable” because it would “make it harder for people to vote, not easier.”
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