Racism, 2020: Instead of "calls for unity" and "forums," just write the damn check
It's been said before, and should be said again and again, but companies need less statements and more compensation on race issues.
I think you broadly understand what the headline means, but to clarify: In a capitalism, people need money to live a certain way. We try to downplay the money stuff and instead focus on the "mission" or the "purpose" of our work and the subsequent "values" of our company, but meanwhile people job-hop for a mere extra $3,000 every day. The money matters.
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