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Business Daily: Black Lives Matter: What should businesses do?

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04/06/2020 GMT

Black Lives Matter: What should businesses do?

BBC World Service - Business Daily, Black Lives Matter: What should businesses do?

What companies can do more than just expressing support for #blacklivesmatter protests

Large corporations around the world are using their social media accounts and PR machines to announce support for those people protesting in the wake of the George Floyd killing. But are corporate expressions of support mere publicity exercises, and do they crowd out the space for more marginalised voices at times of crisis? 

Manuela Saragosa asks Dometi Pongo, MTV News Host, how he sees the role of corporate media and broadcasting. Also, what proactive steps could the wider business community take to address systemic racism in their society? John Harmon, Board Member of the National Black Chamber of Commerce, explains what can be learnt from the accumulated experience of black business owners. We'll also hear from Matthew Shay, president of the National Retail Federation, and Jim Segal, whose shop in Minneapolis was destroyed in the rioting after George Floyd was killed by police.

Producers: Frey Lindsay, Laurence Knight

(Picture: Protestors in Manhattan,June 02, 2020. Picture credit: Getty Images)

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