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The business case for dismantling systemic racism is not one of economics. Many people have suggested I talk more about the financial benefits that come with addressing this, yet I don't need to, partly because there are plenty of studies and articles totaling how much exclusion costs our economies, but more importantly because I'm not about to build a business case to address inequality or basic human rights.

Instead, this book is an opportunity for those who want to hear from someone who has publicly and privately committed, day in and day out, to doing the work to unlock thousands of global conversations about race. Who has been doing the work with brands and organizations all over the world who decided they could no longer do nothing. Partnering with leaders who wanted to build deeper partnerships with their colleagues, customers and communities who wanted to evolve their cultures to become more anti‐racist, equitable and kind and who every day practice pushing past their discomfort and defensiveness about racism to understand the interconnectedness of all of our experiences, recognising it's impossible to separate what happens in society from what plays out within the four walls of their companies. And that the root causes of what negatively impacts one community damages us all.

This book is about recognising the cost of silence, of looking the other way, of doing little to nothing about an issue that was raised to the forefront of society (again) by the murder of George Floyd on 25 May 2020, which we all saw on our television screens and mobile phones.

This book is about acknowledging that your colleagues are human beings first, and that prioritising the needs of Black people – whether they are friends, family members, peers, colleagues, customers, suppliers, partners or community members – is nothing to be afraid or ashamed of.

This book is about understanding what it takes to be an anti‐racist organization and genuinely dismantle systemic racism within your workplace.

The work is done when we no longer need to use the word ‘anti‐racist’.