On Wednesday, nine CEOs from Detroit’s biggest companies stood together to speak out against racism and injustice. Mayor Mike Duggan and Rev. Dr. Wendell Anthony, president of Detroit Chapter of the NAACP, joined them.
Duggan said that the business leaders and the executives in New York and Los Angeles and Boston, Philadelphia, and Los Angeles all across the country need to understand that they have to be a part of the change. Adding that their voices can influence people and have got to be heard.
Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, said on Wednesday that there is no excuse to not try to speak about what's happening. “And while there may not be a precise roadmap for how that will happen, that is no excuse not to try. Inclusion will be a north star for us," she said.
Mark Stewart, COO of Fiat Chrysler North America, said that racism of any kind is ugly and brings about the worst of humanity.”
The nine CEOs committed to four principles to make a tangible change such as rejecting and eliminating all forms of bias and racism in the workplace, holding government and officials accountable, committing to investing in programs and policies that help to transform the disparities that exist in communities.
