My heart truly aches because of the recent senseless killing of Mr. George Floyd and the long legacy of systemic racism that has caused the deaths of countless numbers of Black people and continues to contribute to the generational trauma of so many others.
As CEO of Walker-Miller Energy Services, a Black- and woman-owned company committed to changing lives through energy efficiency, I wanted to speak to CEOs, who like me, lead companies of 100 team members or more.
I fight every day to increase the number of Black people in the clean energy industry, where we are woefully underrepresented.
So do so many Black people, and our very hearts long for the fundamental “somethings” we have never had.
I implore you to expedite the pace of change by paying a $15-an-hour minimum wage to improve the lives of Black, working-class families.
