Shitty as it is, at the end of the day this is just politics. These cos have put their necks out for far less.
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Replying to @jedmund
awareness and media only goes so far. At some point you have to turn out, elect the right people and change the laws.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
I know about those visits and I respect those actions. But silence on this vs. a voice on other issues is damning.
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Replying to @jedmund @kimmaicutler
Even saying "people are working behind the scenes to change things" is a tall order for me to believe, and I like SV.
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Replying to @jedmund
I think the young philanthropic wealth of SV is young, naive and doesn't yet know how to fund institutional, organizational change.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
Its time for them to grow up, then. I don't know much about inner workings, but I know what will make black ppl feel valued.
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Replying to @jedmund @kimmaicutler
If you want a diverse workforce, you have to cater to them. There's no having your cake and eating it too.
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with a few exceptions, I am mostly disappointed with the younger gen of philanthropic wealth in the Valley.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler @jedmund
but I wanted to point you to the few things that I knew of.
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Replying to @kimmaicutler
thank you for that! i really appreciate you letting me know and chatting about it a bit :)
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also a reminder that $$$$ philanthropy has its place. Rockefeller funded Morehouse, which two generations later, produced MLK.
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