Promoting a Black exec is cool and all, but ...

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The national conversation about structural racism has never been more potent. It’s ebbed at times and raged in the wake of unconscionable murders and the glaring racial disparities revealed in the pandemic’s path. The result is a good, hard look at systems. Even the most rigid are seeing some rattling.

Take corporations. Many have forged hiring initiatives to knit BIPOC employees into their ranks at all levels and pledged support. These shifts are laudable and vital; C-suite representation is a huge deal. It inspires those on the come-up, and the opportunities to generate generational wealth escalate for people of color in senior roles.