06/10/2020

Detroit CEOs Join To Commit To Real Change On Racism

Nine chiefs promise to “work” and “invest” in changing the status quo

As CEOs reckon with how to respond to the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, and the accompanying issues of racism and police brutality, a group of Detroit area business leaders wasted little time in promising to address the challenges head-on.

Chiefs of competing automakers joined purposes with some of the Motor City’s other heavy hitters in business to appear at City Hall last week and made four “commitments” to which the nine executives agreed “in the spirit of concrete, tangible change.”

They’re not alone in responding. Perhaps jolted by the riots that have accompanied some protests as well as by the horrific spectacle of Floyd’s death and related concerns about the practices of police departments, over the last several days many CEOs have expressed dedication to help make change as well as grave concerns about the status quo.

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