Juneteenth Day Parade & Celebration - 50th Anniversary in Milwaukee

With Juneteenth now being declared as a federal holiday, let’s take a look at how tech and business leaders are supporting this empowerment with actionable strategiesSlavery and subjugation of the black community may seem like an act of far history, but it is only now that the world is actually taking a conscious effort to recognize the terrible toll that the harships of salvery due to the skin color took on the community and in ways continues to take.But as we understand these struggles and work towards eliminating them, it is significant that we do so by not just using just our words, but also our actions.Last year, as the unfortunate event of the death of George Floyyd uproared the Black Lives Matter movement, tech leaders and DE activists were quick on their heels to show their support with Twitter and Square CEO, Jack Dorsey, announcing Juneteenth as a paid holidays for its employees, followed by multiple others to commemorate the day.This year, US president Joe Biden and vice-president Kamala Harris declared the day as a federal holiday, in order to honor it as the anniversary of the declaration of Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation in Texas.

June 19th will now be observed as a federal holiday across the US to celebrate the freedom of enslaved Black Americans, and many tech leaders are making a difference for the black community by setting an example with their actions and opinions.Let us take a look at some of these leaders who are levelling the playing field for everyone alike-1.

She has spent over 20 years in this industry and strives towards giving people a voice and a seat at the table by creating systems that lead to substantive and sincere diversity solutions.“When they say Diversity, I want them to respect and acknowledge multiple dimensions of diversity, and when they say Inclusion I want them to create a culture where every individual feels empowered to not shrink themselves into something they aren’t.” says Rocki.Rocki also has her podcast series – The Voice of Diversity where she hosts industry players and this Juneteenth head over to her highlight episode from one of the best and brightest African American Voices of Diversity guests –  Stacey A. Gordon, MBA Gordon, A Voice of an Unbiased Diversity Strategist.

When Facebook was being criticized for having only 3.1% black staff, Archibong’s written note on his experience as a black man in America.Archibong reflects on Ahmaud Arbery’s Story with impending hurt and sadness“In my head, now most people quickly shuffled to avoid me out of fear of a hidden virus, not my blackness.

He helps Facebook implement ideas to scale up equality and social justice.3.

Angela BentonAngela Benton is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Streamlytics which is a next gen data ecosystem that offers human powered, ethical data from present day communities.

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