'I am living proof that immigrants can not only live and work in the South, but thrive there. I am not an exception.'
“ It’s important for all leaders to identify, call out, and correct biases and prejudices that may exist within their organizations. ”
Make no mistake — racism Is real In the 1960s, when I was working in the Birmingham, Ala. branch of my company, I struck up a friendship with a Black janitor in my office. I asked him if he wanted to learn how to conduct basic laboratory tests so he could make more money. He agreed and quickly learned the trade. One evening I came back to my apartment and saw a burning cross in my front yard. In my naiveté, I thought it was a welcome gift from a neighbor .
Catalyst for change My hometown of Atlanta prides itself as the “City Too Busy to Hate.” We try not to focus on who is Black, brown, or white, because we’re occupied with the “green” of making money. Throughout Atlanta’s history, money has certainly talked. In 1964, Coca-Cola KO, +0.43% threatened to leave Atlanta unless the city properly recognized Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after he had won the Nobel Peace Prize.
Indeed, businesspeople and not politicians are at the vanguard of improving relationships between people of different races, genders, and orientations. Whenever I hear someone talk about the backward policies that the state government in Georgia has implemented towards minorities, I first agree with them and then point them to the progress that is happening in the business world.I’ve always appreciated the politeness of people here in the South. Folks want to talk and get to know each other.
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