Work Shift: How Nike, CVS and Amazon Moved the Needle on Diversity After BLM Protests
"Black Lives Matter" is seen painted on a street in Washington, D.C.
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In the summer of 2020, something astonishing happened: Corporate America united around a common goal. The Black Lives Matter protests were gripping the world, and many of the biggest, most lucrative and most recognizable companies promised to hire and promote more Black people and others from underrepresented groups.