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Aug 2020
42m 45s

Protesting Her Own Employer

The New York Times
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“As a Black woman who works at Adidas my experiences have never been business as usual.” Julia Bond, an assistant apparel designer at the sportswear giant, says she had resigned herself to experiencing and witnessing racism at work — until she saw the George Floyd video. Today, we speak to Ms. Bond, an assistant apparel designer at Adidas, who has brought ... Show More
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