Your 'Black Lives Matter' Instagram post was a good start — now here's everything else entrepreneurs must do to support Black communities year round
Rana Shanawani, executive director ofDeisha Barnett, chief brand and communications officer and head of diversity and inclusion at, which supports the city's businesses and works to attract employers to the area
To be clear, this list alone is not the way to change inequality, but it's more than a one-off lunch at a Black-owned business or a single post showing solidarity for Black Lives Matter on your company's Instagram feed. This is about examining every aspect of the way you do business and where your dollars are going to make a sustainable investment in a community that looks different from yours.Tiffany Tolliver is the founder of The Emmarose Agency.
Barnett said that listening and learning are just the first step to strategizing further action. "I think a lot of companies are having hard conversations , and I hope they keep having them," she said. "Companies right now have to be in learning mode."Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock
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