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On March 11, Delta Air Lines dedicated a building at its Atlanta headquarters to Andrew Young, the civil rights leader and former mayor. At the ceremony, Young spoke of the restrictive voting rights bill that Republicans were rushing through the Georgia state Legislature. Then, after the speeches, Young’s daughter, Andrea, a prominent activist herself, cornered Delta’s CEO, Ed Bastian. “I told him how important it was to oppose this law,” she said. For Bastian, it was an early warning that the issue of voting rights might soon ensnare Delta in another national dispute. Over the past f...

Council of Economic Advisers chair Dr. Cecilia Rouse on Sunday defended the Major League Baseball’s decision to relocate its All-Star Game out of Atlanta in…

April 4, 2021 11:10 a.m. Former American Express CEO Ken Chenault, who led a group of dozens of Black corporate executives urging more corporations to speak out against Georgia’s new voting law, on Sunday decried the Major League Baseball’s move to relocate its All-Star Game and 2021 draft out of Atlanta in response to the legislation’s restrictive provisions. Appearing on CNN, Chenault was asked whether the MLB made the right decision in moving its All-Star game and draft out of Atlanta. Chenault replied that the issue of voting rights restrictions isn’t only lim...

A number of companies say it disenfranchises some voters. Some, such as Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola, are based in Georgia, where state lawmakers have the power to raise state taxes. Delta chief executive Ed Bastian said in a public memo that his decision to speak out was informed by discussions with leaders and employees in the Black community. The companies criticising the law so far represent a sliver of the US business landscape. Yet they are part of a growing group of companies shedding their reluctance to speak out on politically controversial social issues that matter to many of their...

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