CINCINNATI Cries for justice, marches, rallies and 10 days of protests hit one 13-year-old girl right in the heart. It was broken the day Mario Gibbs died in jail.

Years of pain Kimora Coffey kept inside came out in one question written in bold, black ink on the poster she held: Why didn't my dad's life matter?"

"My dad died of sickle cell while in prison and he didn't get the help that he needed and ended up dying, said Coffey. "I was around 7.

"I was so confused about what happened because I didn't know he died. I just thought he disappeared for a while. When I got older, I realized I'm never going to see him again, and it just keeps happening these days to where I just really miss him."

We met Coffey and Dahlia Gulley while they were protesting the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. For them, and others, the motivation was deeply personal and life-changing.

Gulley, 26, was out there nearly every night. Her voice carried and begged fellow protesters not to break curfew based on a personal promise from Lt. Col. Paul Neudigate, an assistant police chief.

I gave them my word that we would not aggressively push the curfew if they would disperse peacefully, Neudigate told WCPO 9. I held true to my word. They held true their word. I think this is a great first step."

Gulley said she is normally soft-spoken and usually avoids that kind of public exposure.

"I have really bad anxiety and I have really bad agoraphobia as well, she said. I would not have been able to stand in front of you or talk to you probably three or four days ago.

"So I changed a lot."

That goes for Gulleys boyfriend Jason, too.

"My girlfriend has opened up my eyes a lot, said Jason, who was protesting with Gulley. I had some things to change and I have and I'm out here and fighting for what's right."

"She found her voice, and the promise that the lieutenant colonel made us and kept kind of just emboldened her. I'm proud of her."

While pride is part of each protest, people like Coffey and Gulley sense enough passion to see their cause through.

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Over the last couple of weeks, the conversation around the NFL has shifted toward the continued social injustices that the black community has faced, especially after the disheartening passing of George Floyd. It has thrust Colin Kaepernicks name back into the headlines as he made a strong stand for bringing attention to those issues when he was with the San Francisco 49ers. The collective push from the players to center on that subject has put forth a building notion that it could open the door for Kaepernick to return the NFL. With that in mind, the former star quarterback appears to be ready to make that come fruition.

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The discussion around Colin Kaepernicks football future has become a prominent topic around the NFL.

Kaepernick has remained on the outside looking in for nearly the last four years. There have been numerous situations that have cropped up that could have seen him receiving another chance to play in the league, but instead, teams have continued to pass on him due to the potential perceived distractions that he brings.

The 32-year-old has remained firm in his stance along with his desire to continue playing football as proven with his workout late last year. Its only a matter of him getting that opportunity to play again.

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Much of the chatter around Colin Kaepernicks potential NFL return has come from other than him.

It has been building chatter that Kaepernick has become quite aware of the situation, which he is continuing to gear himself more than ever before to make a comeback, according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk.

Hes not. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Kaepernick is in great shape, and he wants to play. And he is more motivated to play than ever to the NFL.

That isnt to say that Kaepernick has offers lined up, but rather that hes ready to go if that opportunity comes his way. It has been a situation that hasnt changed much if at all with his preparedness to return, which he voiced thoroughly following his workout last year.

It has been on the NFL to make a move to give him the chance to prove he still belongs in the league. That part of the equation is out of his control, but hes staying prepared physically for the moment if or when it comes.

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The entire situation comes down to the NFL presenting Colin Kaepernick with a chance to play in the league again.

Kaepernicks message concerning social injustice and oppression toward minorities, especially the black community, has changed over the three-plus years. What has continued to occur in the United States and the increased public pushback over the last couple of weeks has only further underlined that as a prominent social issue.

What may change things is many other superstar players such as Patrick Mahomes, Odell Beckham Jr., Deshaun Watson, DeAndre Hopkins, and Tyrann Mathieu, among others, have vocally pushed for change in the NFL. Its all but a certainty that there will be kneeling in the 2020 season as Adrian Peterson has already confirmed he will do. The NFL knows where their players stand on the social issues, and its on them to right another wrong by giving Kaepernick a fair opportunity.

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Though the WTA tour has been suspended since March 8 as a result of the COVID-19 crisis, Patrick Mouratoglou hasnt lost any faith in Serena Williams successfullytyingMargaret Courts all-time record of 24 major titles.

Williams began the year by winning a smaller tournamentin Auckland, before being ousted in the third round of the Australian Open by Wang Qiang. Her last appearance came in a FebruaryFed Cup Finals qualifying tie, where she split her two singles matches.

What makes me be very positive is the fact that I feel her motivation is still the same. She came back to a great level, reached four Grand Slam finals. But she didnt win one, so something is still missing, Mouratoglou said Friday evening on Tennis Channel Live.

This something, we really want to get it. Shes practicing like the other players but its so difficult for a tennis player to practice without any short term or even longer-term goal because nobody knows when they are going to come back. I cant wait for her to know when shes going to play next, because I know the motivation will go to the next level.

As of now, the US Open is still on the books and earlier this week, reports emerged that the USTA proposed moving Cincinnati to New York in an effort to stage two meaningful tournaments for players to fly in for. While Williams is not able to look ahead toward a confirmed calendar yet, Mouratoglou believes her vast history in navigating a variety of circumstances will provide her and other name players a huge advantage when tour events start back up again. On the flip side, a skyrocketing talent such as Coco Gauff, who trains at his academy, will need more time to hit their stride.

I think its more difficult for a young player because they are so hungry. They feel that things are going well, they think theyre getting better day after day. Theyre so ambitious because they feel the tennis world will belong to them. So its difficult to stop and not be able to continue to raise, he said. The older players who have so much experience, such as Serena and of course Novak, Rafa [and] Roger, they will need less time to get back to their best level because they dont need as much competition as the other players. Theyre the only ones who are able to do that.

When his academy shut its doors to minimize coronavirus exposureto students, Mouratoglou kept busy by developinga new exhibition series, the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (UTS). Throughout the week, organizers have slowly released the confirmed lineup, which includes reigning ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, 2019 US Open semifinalist Matteo Berrettini and 19-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime. Mouratoglou didnt want to give away any unique specifics about how this event will be distinguished from others, but said the idea behind it is to discover the future format of tennis.

I dont want to say too much, because I want to surprise people. I think the format of tennis is too long, the 49-year-old said. There are too many downtimes where nothing much happens. I also think players struggle to share their emotions with the crowd, like they were doing in the '70s and the '80s.

We propose a new way to showcase tennis, trying to bring much more emotion, a much more dynamic and modern show, to see if people are attracted to that, more than tennis the way we know. Real tennis fans, we like tennis the way it is, but I realize also, its a bit old fashioned. The world has changed a lot these past 40 years. The way people consume sports, consume videos has changed, and tennis hasnt changed at all.

The UTS is set to kick off on June 13 with David Goffin taking on Alexei Popyrin.

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FC Barcelona coach Quique Setin spoke this week about how his team are feeling and how they are approaching the restart of LaLiga, which for them gets underway on Saturday June 13 at San Moix against Mallorca (10pm CEST):

The team are in pretty good condition for the work that we have done."

We're going to need one more week to really be in shape."

All of the players are very keen and very motivated to play."

It's been good for us, because the players have been resting. It's been been different to other years in their careers."

The team look to have special motivation. I suppose that's the same for every squad."

Normally you play games in preseason and measure the minutes played, and now that will be different. We will see how the games go and what the situation is for each player -everybody is different."

We think that we have to win every game if we want to be champions."

We're doing well and we know that we have to be in top form to compete and win every game. We are in a good place mentally and we will see how the games go -and the difficulties posed by our opponents."

Luis Surez has had extra time to recover and to be able to compete again. He's practically at full fitness; we'll see how he goes when the competition gets underway, but in two or three games I'm sure he'll be at his top level."

We will miss the stimulus and the support of the fans, who have a big influence. It's a special situation that we will try to overcome, but it's also going to happen for our opponents when we play away from home. We will look to bring some joy to the fans."

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Former France captain Jefferson Poirot has announced his Test retirement. Photograph: Getty Images

Former France captain Jefferson Poirot has announced his retirement from international rugby citing motivational issues.

The 27-year-old said he made the decision in a fraction of a second following Frances World Cup quarter-final defeat to Wales last year, although went on to appear in this years Six Nations.

Poirot, who won 36 caps for his country, told LEquipe: I feel my motivation is not at its maximum.

I always promised myself I would be at 100 per cent when playing for France, to not lie.

Les Bleus, its the Holy Grail. I cant go and play for them and just take my cap and my bonus.

Poirot was called up for the French squad for the first time for the 2016 Six Nations, and captained the team against Tonga in last years World Cup group stages.

However, the Bordeaux-Begles prop only started in one of his countrys four matches in this years aborted Six Nations Championships, against Scotland in March.

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The Black Lives Matter movement and protests of police violence played a major role in the 2016 election, according to new research led by faculty from Northeastern University, the University of Massachusetts, Northwestern University, and George Mason University.

And, the protests happening across the world sparked by the death of George Floyd, a Black man in Minnesota who was killed in police custody, may prove to have a similar effect in the 2020 election, says Kevin Drakulich, an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice at Northeastern who helped conduct the research.

Kevin Drakulich is an associate professor of criminology and criminal justice in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern. Photo courtesy Kevin Drakulich

The researchers, together with the American National Election Studiesone of the primary organizations that collects public opinion and political participation data from U.S. voterssurveyed a nationally representative sample of more than 3,600 U.S. citizens ages 18 and older.

They found that Black Lives Matter, a civil rights movement founded in 2013 to eradicate white supremacy and combat violence against Black people, and its subsequent backlash energized people to vote in 2016 and affected their choice of candidate.

According to the study, people who expressed concern about biased policing and support for the civil rights movement were more likely to vote for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee who positioned herself as a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. The study also found that people who expressed support for police were connected to votes for Donald J. Trump, the Republican nominee who also repeatedly expressed support for police at his rallies and who accused the Black Lives Matter movement of dividing America.

The effect was substantial on both sides, Drakulich says. There were a lot of people who were motivated by the BLM movement and the inequalities it raised, and there were a lot of people who were motivated against it.

Critically, the researchers also found that rhetoric related to supporting police was often coded language used by voters concerned about the relative status of Black vs. White Americans, they wrote in their report.

They found that support for the police, in and of itself, didnt seem to have been an important motivation for voting for Trump. The researchers found that people who said they supported the police also tended to identify themselves as Republican and felt racial resentment. The researchers define racial resentment as having views [that] are primarily driven by social concerns about relative racial group positions, and that such resentment is connected to both explicit and implicit indicators of racial animus.

Thus, the researchers found that support for police often served as a proxy for voters who harbor anti-black feelings and a fondness for the historic racial and class hierarchies in the U.S.

Researchers define this sort of proxy language as a dog whistle, which they described as speaking in code to a target audience. Such rhetoric, they wrote, allows for politicians to speak about taboo subjects while retaining plausible deniability that they violated any social norms.

Drakulich points out that (now President) Trump tweeted LAW & ORDER! during the recent Black Lives Matter protests, but not during protests in April and May to reopen the U.S. economy. The reopening protests, during which armed civilians shouted anti-government slogans in public spaces, came after public health measures to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 shut down non-essential businesses.

Drakulich says that the presidents timing is an indication that his tweets may serve as dog whistles to voters who oppose the Black Lives Matter movement.

The context is important, Drakulich says.

In their study of the 2016 election, researchers queried voters about their attitudes toward the Black Lives Matter movement and toward police.

They found that people who felt warmly toward the police saw them as unbiased, and those who felt coldly toward the Black Lives Matter movement were all substantially more likely to vote for Trump than people who expressed the opposite feelings.

The differences were particularly stark when the researchers compared people based solely on their feelings toward the movementthose who felt coldly toward Black Lives Matter had a 78 percent likelihood of voting for Trump, whereas those who felt warmly toward the movement had only a 12 percent likelihood of voting for him.

The U.S. today is in a remarkably similar situation as in 2016a pattern of extrajudicial killings of Black people has incited protests of racially biased police violence across the country, while counter-protests in support of police crop up in their wake.

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, has positioned himself as supportive of the civil rights movement, while Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee, has considered using the U.S. military to quell protests.

Its difficult to predict whether these circumstances, coupled with more deeply entrenched political divides and a pandemic that will likely change the way U.S. citizens vote, will result in a similar outcome in November, Drakulich says. But one thing is clear: Civil rights and racial equality are going to be really important issues again for this election, he says.

It was a little unclear to me even a few months ago the degree to which these issues would be important factors in this electionas they were in 2016, he says. But now it is clear that yes, they will be.

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ATHLON IS OUT with its projection on the 2020 All-Pac-12 team. For those who want crimson recognition, it can be found in three first-team selections, and double-digit Cougars named to the teams that run four deep. For those who prefer motivational slights, theres some of that to go around as well.

Athlon placed 10 Cougars on its four Pac-12 teams.

Oregon and USC led the way with 13 apiece, followed by Stanford and Cal with 12. Washington State, UW, and ASU have 10. Utah has eight, Colorado and Oregon State have six each, and Arizona and UCLA finish up the list with five apiece.

Heres the WSU breakdown:

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Second team

Third team

Fourth team

THE COUGS TRIO of first-team selections ranks fourth in the conference behind Southern Cal, Oregon and UW.

Heres the first-team breakdown from Athlon:

AS FAR AS motivation goes, Borghi is a first-team selection, but all purpose rather than running back? Borghi caught a ton of passes last season but that was in the Air Raid and while he still figures to catch plenty of balls in the run 'n' shoot in 20, the biggest difference this year is that hell get more carries in Nick Rolovichs offense. All Borghi did in '19 was average a eye-opening, conference-leading 6.4 yards per carry.

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Its good to see Woods on the second team but with 141 tackles last season, the WIL 'backer the best thing about a poor defense last year, and just standing out in the Pac-12 every week last year, hes got first-team all-conference talent. There are also other debates to be had, including Draguicevich on the third team, no mention of fast-rising linebacker Travion Brown, only one Cougar wide receiver named in Martin, and more.

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New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is currently gearing up to enter his first season outside the shadow of longtime NFL quarterback Eli Manning, who retired following the conclusion of the 2019-20 campaign. Already stepping up as a leader for the Giants, the soon-to-be second-year signal-caller is now motivated to drive change in the United States.

Those of you who know me well know that posting on social media is usually not my first instinct about how to express myself, and I felt that listening and talking with teammates and friends was important as a first step, Jones recently wrote, via NBC Sports Pro Football Talk. I proudly stand beside my brothers and the entire black community in support of the Black Lives Matter movement to end systemic racism.

Prompting Jones to make such remarks, the country continues to see protests emerge day after day as more and more professional athletes and other well-known figures continue to speak out against police brutality and violence against African Americans. With Jones serving as a significant figure in the New York area, where a lot of protests have occurred, the Giants signal-caller obviously felt now was the time to speak up.

I know this is complex, and I certainly dont have all the answers, but I am determined and motivated to do what I can to ask the right questions and work with others to drive change on this issues, Jones continued. I acknowledge the fact that I will never truly understand how it feels to be on the receiving end of racial injustice, but I am committed to listening, learning, and taking action to stand up for others and make a difference in my community and in this country.

The Giants originally selected Jones with the No. 6 overall pick in the first round of the 2019 NFL Draft out of Duke. With Manning on the way out, Jones was drafted under the presumption that he would serve as the Giants quarterback of the future.

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In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is whats on the radar of our editors for the morning of June 8

What we are watching in Canada

HALIFAX More than seven weeks after a man disguised as a Mountie killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, the RCMP have finally hinted at what may have motivated one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history.

Last week, RCMP Supt. Darren Campbell told a briefing that a behavioural analysis of the killer determined he was an injustice collector a term that is well known among criminologists.

Michael Arntfield, a professor and criminologist at Western University in London, Ont., says injustice collectors are disproportionately middle-aged males who have tabulated an inventory of every perceived slight over the course of their lives.

They can nurture grudges for years. They often feel cheated or disrespected by others, even though there may be no evidence to support those beliefs. And these negative thoughts often get stuck on an endless, self-fulfilling loop.

Witness statements, documents and police disclosures confirm the killer, 51-year-old Gabriel Wortman, displayed many of these traits though not all the time.

Wortman killed 13 people in Portapique before slaying another nine people the following day in several communities in northern and central Nova Scotia. He was fatally shot by a Mountie at a gas station in Enfield, N.S.

In a police document used to obtain a search warrant, one witness described Wortman as a smart psychopath who had been abused as a boy and was paranoid about the COVID-19 pandemic.

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MONTREAL Thousands hit Montreal streets again Sunday to speak out in turn against racism, systemic discrimination and police brutality, following other Canadian communities that held marches this weekend.

Participants from different communities and of all ages crowded into a downtown Montreal square to listen to a cross-section of activists, community leaders, sports personalities and politicians before snaking peacefully through downtown Montreal to Dorchester Square, chanting black lives matter and no justice, no peace among other slogans.

They took a symbolic knee during the march the second Sunday in a row the city has hosted one since the release of a video showing a white Minneapolis police officer kneeling on the neck of a black man, George Floyd, for nearly nine minutes.

Floyd fell still and died, the officers knee still on his neck.

His death has sparked demonstrations denouncing racism, violence and police impunity right across the globe and well-attended events were held Saturday in several Canadian cities, including Toronto, St. Johns, Calgary and London, Ont.

In Montreal, demonstrators called out Quebec Premier Francois Legault for his belief the province doesnt have a systemic racism problem.

ICYMI (In case you missed it)

Canadas public safety minister says the government will be paying close attention to the independent inquiry into allegations of racism and police brutality brought forward by a First Nations chief, while another minister called the chiefs account deeply troubling.

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, who is a former Toronto police chief, says in a tweet that the government is deeply concerned by the allegations, which were made Saturday by Athabasca Chipewyan Chief Allan Adam.

Adam told a news conference that he was beaten by RCMP officers and that his wife was manhandled in March when police stopped him for an expired licence plate outside a casino in Fort McMurray.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, an independent body which investigates deaths or injuries involving police, said later that day that it will investigate the incident.

Adam is facing charges of resisting arrest and assaulting police, and RCMP say the officers needed to use force during the arrest.

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says in a tweet that hes spoken twice with Adam this weekend, and that he was disturbed by what the chief told him.

What we are watching in the U.S.

Calls for deep police reforms gained momentum as leaders in the city where George Floyd died at the hands of an officer pushed to dismantle the entire department.

Floyds death sparked nationwide protests demanding a reckoning with institutional racism that have sometimes resulted in clashes with police, but many officers took a less aggressive stance over the weekend when demonstrations were overwhelmingly peaceful.

Two weeks after Floyd, an out-of-work black bouncer, died after a white Minneapolis officer pressed a knee on his neck for several minutes, a majority of the Minneapolis City Council vowed to dismantle the 800-member agency.

The state of Minnesota has launched a civil rights investigation of the Minneapolis Police Department, and the first concrete changes came when the city agreed to ban chokeholds and neck restraints.

Protesters nationwide are demanding police reforms and a reckoning with institutional racism in response to Floyds death, and calls to defund the police have become rallying cries for many.

Cities imposed curfews as several protests last week were marred by spasms of arson, assaults and smash-and-grab raids on businesses. But U.S. protests in recent days have been overwhelmingly peaceful and over the weekend, several police departments appeared to retreat from aggressive tactics.

On Sunday, Floyds body arrived in Texas for a third and final memorial service, said Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo. A viewing is planned for today in Houston, followed by a service and burial Tuesday in suburban Pearland.

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LONDON Travellers to Britain are now being required to go into quarantine for two weeks a sweeping measure meant to halt the further spread of COVID-19.

Starting Monday, all passengers will be asked to fill in a form detailing where they will self-isolate, with only a few exceptions. Those who fail to comply with the quarantine rules could be fined.

Ryanair chief executive Michael OLeary says the quarantine will cause untold devastation for the countrys tourism industry not just on the airlines.

He told the BBC that hotels, visitor attractions and restaurants will also be hurt, and thousands of jobs will be lost.

New Zealand, meanwhile, says it has eradicated the coronavirus from its shores after health officials reported that the final person known to have contracted an infection had recovered.

Its been 17 days since the last new case was reported in New Zealand, and Monday also marked the first time since late February that there have been no active cases. Health officials caution that new cases could be imported into the country, which has closed its borders to everybody but citizens and residents, with some exceptions.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 8, 2020

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What a year. It's hard to believe we're barely halfway through 2020.

This week, between leading my company Kin, watching the news, reading opinion pieces, taking in all the posts on social media, and speaking with many, many people ... black, white and other ... who are activated and looking for ways to contribute, it's been challenging to find a quiet moment to process my own thoughts and feelings.

So as I sit here at 6 a.m. on Thursday, during a week with very little sleep, I feel mostly sad and tired but also very calm and motivated.

I'm truly struck by how disturbed and inconsolable people ... specifically white people ... are about the killing of George Floyd and the ensuing reaction. Is it because of how graphic the video was? Or the fact that there were four police officers present? Maybe it's all of the above.

While I'm grateful for the peaceful protests that have helped elevate police brutality and lead to the arrest of the officers involved, I'm also sad.

I'm sad about the tragic loss of life, for George's family and for humanity, but for a lot of black people in America, last week Monday was exactly that ... last week Monday.

Another day, on any given week, when what happened to George could happen to us. And not because we're bad people or have committed a gruesome crime, but simply because of who we are and how we look.

And that makes me tired.

Many years have passed since the civil rights movement began, and yet America is still very far apart on addressing racism and bias. (#WhiteLivesMatter was trending yesterday, trolled wonderfully by kpop fans.)And as an industry, we are also far behind on increasing diversity in our leadership structures and creative output.

I'm tired of seeing more discussions, panels, tweets and posts about what's needed. Yes, they're a start, but we now need to move beyond that to create real, lasting change in how we think, hire and work. We need to provide real economic opportunities for all to participate in and shape our society moving forward.

This is a unique moment. One where all groupswhite, Asian, Latinx, differently abled, LGBTQ+are as activated as black people on this issue. One where people around the world are engaged and leaning in. One where we are all taking the time to read, talk, share, give and protest for change.

Let's not let this opportunity to transform the world pass by.

Four years ago, similar circumstances inspired the launch of SATURDAY MORNING, and since then we've been working hard to shift perceptions on racial bias and injustice. It's work we do every day, at night and on weekends. And fortunately it's work that's having an impact through great partnerships with P&G and Spotify.

I'm calm and motivated because that experience has helped me see the path forward more clearly.

Let's embrace the idea that this is a marathon and not a sprint. Let's not use up all our passion and energy in days and weeks when the problem will take decades and perhaps centuries (hope not!) to solve.

We need to keep our resolve in order to realize the tangible change we want to see. Let's keep our efforts and actions unified. Let's work in increments, a little bit every day. Let's hire more black leaders in the boardroom. Let's nurture black creatives to make the work we see out in the world. Let's attract more allies of all colors and genders and create more inclusive cultures at our companies, where all people feel inspired and empowered.

This can only happen if we work with each over. So let's make it happen, together.

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