June 19, 2020 Welcome to this edition of The Reader, your weekly roundup of Fortune stories and insights you need to know.
Happy Juneteenth. As Rep. Marcia Fudge writes in Fortune, "Black history is American history."
Today in our pages, you can also read why former Georgia state legislator Stacey Abrams believes voting rights will combat the 'virus of racism,' see how Google CEO Sundar Pichai is directing his company to fight it, and learn why IBM's Ginni Rometty thinks the computer giant's hiring practices must change. (As the Executive Leadership Council's Crystal Ashby writes, "There is no shortage of black talent in America.")
Many companies have announced Juneteenth as a staff holiday, but they have much more work to do. Fortune's Working While Black project, which documents black workers' experiences in the workplace, reveals that companies are not supporting their black employees enough.
Here's a defining quote from one employee.  To share your own experience, submit here.
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 MUST READ Working While Black: Stories from black corporate America
Fortune asked black employees what they wanted their nonblack coworkers, supervisors, and executives to know about inclusivity in the workplace. Their responses reveal that no matter what companies are saying right now, there is much work to be done.
BY KAREN YUAN JUNE 16, 2020
LEADERSHIP 
"I think it's important to realize the top companies have a disproportionate impact on all of this." BY ELLEN MCGIRT JUNE 18, 2020
FINANCE 
For as long as banks and black people have interacted in America, the relationship has been marred by discrimination, failure, and misfortunes. BY ROBERT HACKETT JUNE 19, 2020
  MUST WATCH Juneteenth: What it is and why it matters
Fortune’s Aric Jenkins has a discussion about this important day in history.
JUNE 17, 2020
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“In 1865, Gen. Granger read off General Order Number 3, which announced the freedom of slaves, including the “absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves.” It was a monumental moment, but as time went on, systematic racism continued. Public segregation ended less than 60 years ago, and today we live with the remnants of that society. As psychologist Dolly Chugh wrote, “We put in the training program and fight the class action suit, but our underlying illness remains.”” —Juneteenth: America's second Independence Day by Renae Reints, June 2018 . This email was sent to [email protected] Unsubscribe | Edit your newsletter subscriptions
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