Public Statements and the Corporate Failures That Follow
On today’s show, host Dana Pellebon is in conversation with scholar Atinuke Adediran about her new book, Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress. Professor Adediran studies the impact of corporations on social life, specifically how corporations apply the language of DEI. We saw a flurry of public statements from corporations following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. At that time, companies also pledged billions of dollars to Black causes. Featured image of the cover of Disclosureland.
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