Spinning: DEI in the wake of the George Floyd murder

We are in uncharted territory. The world watched for 8 minutes and 46 seconds as a man was murdered by the police. The U.S., indeed much of the western world, is in a spin trying to figure out the appropriate reaction to what they saw. In all 50 states and 18 countries, protests, that started with this murder, are quickly escalating to encompass grievances about oppression in its many forms. Corporations, nonprofits, and institutions are responding fast and furious. We have seen an unprecedented number of statements on the murder of George Floyd, companies aligning themselves with social justice, anti-racism, and declaring “Black Lives Matter.”

Some of the statements have been eloquent, admitting that enough isn’t being done to suppress racism and police violence, vowing to do their part in dismantling systems of oppression. Others have been as cringeworthy as the House and Senate Democrats sporting African Kente cloth during…