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Race remains a difficult topic for any organization to address. But, for those that wish to be truly inclusive, race is a topic that needs to be discussed openly, candidly, and often.<\/p>\n

For 90 minutes on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Mrs. Harriet R. Michel, noted public policy expert on civil rights and race relations, did just that with more than 5,000 of Bloomberg\u2019s employees \u2013 over a quarter of the company\u2019s global workforce. During a virtual conversation about racial injustice, Mrs. Michel shared her perspective on how far Black Americans and our wider society have come since her marching on the front lines of the Civil Rights movement in Birmingham, Alabama, during Bloody Sunday in 1965, as well as the state of affairs in today\u2019s current environment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are much higher rates of high school and college graduation of Black people than there have been before. We\u2019ve made progress and certainly had success in sports and entertainment,\u201d Mrs. Michel noted. \u201cBut, too many Americans look at Black people as either to serve them in some way or to entertain them, and they really don\u2019t care a whole lot about us. Therefore, we have never been given a full panoply of our rights or really considered as total human beings and given what we might need to be successful.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The event, which was organized and hosted by Bloomberg\u2019s Diversity & Inclusion<\/a> team, featured Mrs. Michel, in conversation with her son, Chris Michel, Bloomberg\u2019s Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Americas. Together, they discussed the Black lived experience in the U.S., economic empowerment, representation in the workforce, and what comes next, and answered questions from employees.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Peter T. Grauer, Chairman of Bloomberg LP, opened this important discussion, noting, \u201cAt Bloomberg, we are unconditionally committed to equality in the workplace and representing all underrepresented groups in the diverse workforce we are building.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the last few years, in an effort to educate employees and leaders, Bloomberg has held multiple conversations about race in the workplace through \u201cInclusion Dialogues\u201d sessions in partnership with internal D&I Communities (Pan-Asian Community, Black Professional Community, and Latinx Community). The new \u201cInclusion Dialogues: Conversations About Race\u201d series is open to all employees at Bloomberg. It seeks to explore and provide insight on the lived experiences of ethnically under-represented groups, including Black Americans, Latinx Americans and Asian Americans. It will answer questions on how their experiences are manifested at work, the mental health of each group, what advocating means, what it takes to be an active ally, in addition to the role of corporations in race relations.<\/p>\n

This ongoing initiative provides Bloomberg employees with a forum in which to start having meaningful facilitated conversations around race. These sessions represent Bloomberg\u2019s approach to more authentic conversations about challenging D&I topics at Bloomberg. The program\u2019s very name demonstrates that it is an attempt to create a safe space where Bloomberg employees\u2019 opinions can be heard, debated, and challenged without judgement. In-between the series\u2019 events, the D&I team also plans to host regular office hours to keep the conversation going.<\/p>\n

Pamela Hutchinson, Bloomberg\u2019s Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, shared, \u201cWe all have a responsibility to educate and raise our level of awareness on race \u2013 because it\u2019s only through education, awareness, and discussion that we can begin to recognize our role in changing the narrative.\u201d<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n

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Additional Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n

Toward a Racially Just Workplace<\/a> (Harvard Business Review)<\/p>\n

Maintaining Professionalism In The Age of Black Death Is\u2026.A Lot<\/a> (Medium)<\/p>\n

Citi CFO, One of the Few Black Bank Executives, Weighs In<\/a> (Bloomberg News)<\/p>\n

Bloody Sunday remembered: civil rights marchers tell story of their iconic photos<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/p>\n

\u201cSuccess is not a solo sport:\u201d How workplaces can better support women of color<\/a> (Bloomberg D&I blog)<\/p>\n

The 1619 Project<\/a> (The New York Times)<\/p>\n

Officer who stood by as George Floyd died highlights complex Asian American, black relations<\/a> (NBC Asian America)<\/p>\n

CNN and ‘Sesame Street’ to host a town hall addressing racism<\/a> (CNN)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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