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Why Did Companies Take So Long to Divest from White Supremacy?



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In the aftermath of the insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, it’s clear why companies are speaking out or withdrawing funding to politicians and organizations that played a role in fueling the putsch: political instability isn’t conducive to orderly business. But if the undermining of democratic norms is why these companies are now willing to criticize or abandon Trump, it is also fair to ask what took so long. There is a long history of corporations tacitly and financially supporting people and groups that, for decades, aimed to undermine democracy by disenfranchising Black and brown voters. And while …

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