Celebrating Juneteenth discussing the impacts of DE&I [Video]

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Diversity, equity and inclusion has been in and out of headlines in recent years.

Forbes recently sat down with John Hope Bryant, a businessman providing financial literacy and economic education to youth and adults, and spoke about the reason behind some social justice efforts. 

“We’re in a third Reconstruction,” he told the business magazine. “It was triggered by George Floyd’s murder — 2020-2030 and the largest group of commitments made to social justice through an economic lens, to African Americans in the history of this country, or any country, was $60 [billion] to $300 billion from corporate America.” 

While diversity, equity and inclusion roles and efforts are starting to disappear, the issue itself is a growing debate. 

The Pew Research Center found 56% of working adults across the country say workplace diversity, equity and inclusion efforts are a good thing. About 61% of workers say …