Baltimore Sun: Incoming Greater Baltimore Committee chair Calvin Butler will work to improve inclusion

Posted on October 15, 2020

The organization will take immediate steps including reviewing bylaws, policies and procedures to ensure they are inclusive.
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BBJ: ‘Let’s lead by example’: Calvin Butler, new GBC chair, calls for change

Posted on October 14, 2020

"We have to be intentional about our efforts to drive change," Butler said. "We cannot remain static. We cannot remain silent. That to me is how you provide leadership. We are the leaders to do it. Let's lead by example."
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BBJ: Why this Baltimore pastor thinks broadband internet should be a public utility

Posted on June 30, 2020

Yeary spoke to nearly 200 businesspeople during a June 26 webinar hosted by Greater Baltimore Committee focused on structural racism and closing racial wealth gaps. Covid-19 and the recent killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis police custody, have spurred a new wave of critical discussions around how racial...
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Structural Racism in America: What is it?

Posted on June 26, 2020

Diane Bell-McKoy and Dr. Sheridan Todd Yeary

Diane Bell-McKoy, President and CEO of Associated Black Charities, and Dr. Sheridan Todd Yeary, Senior Pastor of Douglas Memorial Community Church and Affiliates discussed the realities of structural racism in the workplace and society.
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BBJ: Here’s where employers can start in addressing structural racism in the workplace

Posted on June 26, 2020

Bell-McKoy shared some of these essential questions with an online audience of nearly 200 Baltimore businesspeople June 26 during a Greater Baltimore Committee webinar largely focused on the role that structural racism plays in perpetuating wage and other achievement gaps between white and Black folks in America, and in Baltimore....
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GBC Newsmaker Speaker Series: Structural Racism in America

Structural Racism in America: What Is It? How Do You Recognize It? What Can We Do To End It? Join the Greater Baltimore Committee in a thought-provoking discussion about Structural Racism in America and its impact on economic outcomes, workforce and criminal justice. Two of Baltimore’s leaders in the fight...
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