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Last week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz announced that 

the state hired its first chief equity officer

, who will create a new state office of equity and opportunity.

Offices and positions like this have become more common in the past few years. 

After George Floyd was murdered in 2020, corporations 

made pledges to address systemic discrimination both within their organizations and in the community

As of October 2022, companies had pledged 

nearly $340 billion to support racial justice

But, what has actually changed? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two diversity, equity and inclusion leaders in the Twin Cities about what DEI looks like in practice and how to create meaningful change. 

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After George Floyd was murdered in 2020, corporations made pledges to address systemic discrimination both within their organizations and in the community, but what has actually changed?

MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two diversity, equity and inclusion leaders in the Twin Cities about what DEI looks like in practice and how to create meaningful change. 

After George Floyd was murdered in 2020, corporations made pledges to address systemic discrimination both within their organizations and in the community, but what has actually changed? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two diversity, equity and inclusion leaders in the Twin Cities about what DEI looks like in practice and how to create meaningful change. 


MPR News with Angela Davis - After George Floyd was murdered in 2020, corporations made pledges to address systemic discrimination both within their organizations and in the community. As of October 2022, companies had pledged nearly $340 billion to support racial justice, according to McKinsey & Company.

But, what has actually changed? MPR News host Angela Davis talks with two diversity, equity and inclusion leaders in the Twin Cities about what DEI looks like in practice and how to create meaningful change. 

The impact of diversity, equity and inclusion pledges in the workplace

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