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1/No one has been more pointed—or successful--in attacking how business reinforces racial inequity than @RashadRobinson at @ColorofChange. Learn how he’s going after #Zuckerberg, #Hollywood and more. Via @mastersofscale #RapidResponse http://listen.mastersofscale.com/ColorofChangeRS
2/“The people that will win tomorrow are not standing around worried about change, but looking at how they lean into it, how they align with it, how they maximize it,” @RashadRobinson of @ColorofChange told me on @mastersofscale #RapidResponse
3/Rashad launched the “Stop Hate for Profit” campaign against @Facebook out of frustration with #MarkZuckerberg. “You're going to lecture me, a black activist about how important free expression is?” @mastersofscale #RapidResponse @colorofchange @rashadrobinson
4/Rashad has pushed TV execs to rethink what they put on the air. “They are presenting this fantasy world where racism doesn't exist, a justice system that catches the bad guys all the time.” @mastersofscale #RapidResponse @colorofchange @rashadrobinson
5/Rashad has forged a partnership to help @Airbnb, and convinced @BenandJerrys, @Unilever and others to deploy their capital differently. Membership has more than tripled this year, to 7 million people. @mastersofscale #RapidResponse @ColorofChange @rashadrobinson
6/“A lot of times folks think about racial justice as the thing you do to not get in trouble with the Black and Brown folks who might call you out,” says @RashadRobinson of @colorofchange. @mastersofscale #RapidResponse.
7/“We can't do service days at inner city schools without actually looking at why some schools have the resources that other schools don't,” says @RashadRobinson. @mastersofscale #RapidResponse. @ColorOfChange
8/“Money is not everything. You can do a lot if you have the right strategy,” says @RashadRobinson. “Racial justice is the force multiplier that can bring more and more people to the table.” @mastersofscale #RapidResponse. @colorofchange
9/Rashad is energized by this moment, even as he is wary of how some may exploit it.
There’s no silver bullet for our troubles, he says, but plenty of opportunity for progress. @mastersofscale #RapidResponse @colorofchange @rashadrobinson http://listen.mastersofscale.com/ColorofChangeRS
There’s no silver bullet for our troubles, he says, but plenty of opportunity for progress. @mastersofscale #RapidResponse @colorofchange @rashadrobinson http://listen.mastersofscale.com/ColorofChangeRS
