As protests over the death of George Floyd continue across the country, Universal Music Group plans to launch a company task force for inclusion and social justice initiatives
"To be clear, we strongly support protest initiatives such as Black Out Tuesday and other valuable and heartfelt non-violent protests," Grainge adds in the memo."And, by 'we,' that is to say not only UMG, but our labels, UMPG and our other companies -- each of which will be communicating about it in its own unique voice."The news this past week has been horrendous. There is simply no other way to put it.
This week, yet again we saw our society’s most painful realities about race, justice and inequality brought—cruelly and brutally—into the harsh light of day. But no matter how shocked or saddened or infuriated we may be, we cannot just despair. We must act. Each one of us has a duty to do what we can to alter those realities, to help build a society that is far less unequal and much more just.
For sure, I am proud of our leadership and our efforts to improve ourselves. But that, too, is only a start. We must do more and now is the time to do it—and to do it with an unprecedented sense of urgency. Even more importantly, we must commit ourselves not merely for this week, but we must continue that commitment—without let-up—in the months and years ahead.
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