1/ Ray McGuire: “I can easily be George Floyd. So people fail to recognize that because I’ve been given an opportunity, and because I have been from the bricks to the boardroom, from the bottom up.” https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/wall-streets-senior-black-banker-talks-about-the-hope-of-blm
“I Could Easily Be George Floyd”: Wall Street’s Senior Black Banker Talks About Biggie and the Hope...

Citigroup’s Raymond McGuire insists that Wall Street has to invest in this moment to bring real change. And oh, by the way: he may run for mayor.

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/06/wall-streets-senior-black-banker-talks-about-the-hope-of-blm
2/ “As the great philosopher of the 21st century, Biggie, says, ‘If you don’t know, now you know. Remember. We used to fuss when the landlord dissed us / No heat, wonder why Christmas missed us / Birthdays was the worst days.‘“
3/ “That is every Black person out there. We celebrate those who had the opportunity, and we hope for those who have not had the opportunity.”
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