Rapid Response: What it will take for tech and Hollywood to be anti-racist, w/Color Of Change's Rashad Robinson

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Entrepreneurship, Business, Management, Reid Hoffman, Mindset, Diversity & Inclusion, Jeff Berman, Bob Safian, Startups

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🗓️ 9 July 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

There's no quick fix to 400 years of oppression, says Color Of Change president Rashad Robinson. One of the largest racial justice organizations in the US, Color Of Change works with decision-makers in business and government to enact systemic change. In 2020, Color Of Change has seen its membership swell — along with its impact. Rashad's group railed against Hollywood's reflexive pro-police agenda, forcing TV shows "Cops" and "Live PD" off the air, and launched the Stop Hate For Profit campaign to hold tech companies accountable for what happens on social platforms. By working together, says Rashad, we can make a lasting difference. Interviewed by editor Bob Safian.

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0:00.0	Hi listeners, it's Chris Goethea, producer on Masters of Scale.
0:03.2	Quickly dropping in with an invitation for you to join us at an upcoming strategy session with Reed,
0:07.9	along with a few very special guests. During this live virtual event, you'll hear some game-changing
0:14.0	wisdom and insights that will help you make smart and financial decisions for your business.
0:18.4	So take a second to save the data in your calendar for Monday, May 8th at 3.30pm Pacific,
0:23.2	and register at mastersofscale.com forward slash strategy session to receive your link to join.
0:29.6	We'll be tackling some of the most top of mind questions for entrepreneurs,
0:32.8	with a special focus on how your business can thrive even amidst an economic downturn.
0:38.0	It's a really important topic, and you'll hear timely strategic insights that will help set you
0:42.8	and your business up for success. So go to mastersofscale.com forward slash strategy session to
0:49.2	register for free. Now on to the show. There's nothing you're going to do right this second to
0:56.8	solve 400 years of oppression. But not doing anything means that you are just putting your hand
1:03.2	on the continued scale of more of the same. There's no greater power in dictating how communities
1:11.4	are treated and how resources flow than corporate power in this country. Corporations can't simply
1:18.2	talk about helping if they're not also willing to change some of the ways in which their practices
1:24.8	and their policies and their go-to-market has impacted our community.
1:31.8	Money is not everything. How much money could I take from Wells Fargo that would make them
1:36.7	stealing black people's home okay? We've had decades of charitable solutions to structural
1:41.7	problems rather than talking about inequality as unjust and as a result, focusing on the structures
1:48.1	and the systems that have supercharged it. People that will win tomorrow are the folks who are not
1:55.2	standing around worried about change but looking about how do they lean into it? How do they align
2:00.1	with it? How do they maximize it? I'm an optimist. I have to be optimist to wake up and do this work
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