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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Companies promised $50 billion for diversity, equity, inclusion. Did they deliver after George Floyd’s death?

    After the death of George Floyd and the racial reckoning that followed, companies across America made commitments to more diversity and inclusion. They promised more diverse hiring and trained their employees to be more aware.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 17, 2021 • 14m Listen

    After the death of George Floyd and the racial reckoning that followed, companies across America made commitments to more diversity and inclusion. They promised more diverse hiring and trained their employees to be more aware.

    Some big-name corporations made even bigger promises. Bank of America pledged more than $1 billion to address affordable housing. JP Morgan Chase committed $30 billion to address the racial wealth gap. Major companies pledged more than $50 billion, according to an investigation by the Washington Post.

    Now a year and a half later, have companies kept those promises?

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    How to curb America’s shopping addiction without taking away the joy
    1. 0:00Clarifying booster confusion: CA tells all adults to get third COVID shot, feds haven’t said the same
    2. 10:09Companies promised $50 billion for diversity, equity, inclusion. Did they deliver after George Floyd’s death?You’re reading this
    3. 24:12Too much shopping is fueling supply chain backlog and waste. This holiday, buy nothing?
    4. 38:21Remember Neopets? Many users returned during pandemic due to nostalgia, community, anonymity
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