STORIES/INNO INSIGHTS
By Kevin Cummings – NTX Inno Staff Writer
May 30, 2021, 03:05pm CDT
‘Not even near the finish line’: A year after calls for racial justice, North Texas founders look to make the changes that have been slow to come
In the wake of the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor last year, and after the national uprising calling for racial justice and equality had largely left the streets, companies large and small, including those in the local startup and venture capital ecosystem, said they would do their part to create change moving forward. Promises were made. Some came to fruition. Others made little impact.
“We’re not even near the finish line at all,” said Leah Frazier, president of Dallas-based social media and PR agency Think Three Media.
While Frazier said some companies did what they had to at the moment, others have taken it upon themselves to hire more diverse talent and work on their internal practices to foster more inclusion in the workforce. However, she notes there is still a lack of diversity at the leadership level of many companies and investment firms.
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