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This is especially true for those of us in positions of power and influence, including those at the head of companies and organizations, large and small. The murder and taking of George Floyd from his family and loved ones, as heart-wrenching and horrific as it is, is one in an immeasurably long and horrendous list of brutality exercised in this country from the position of and/or in the name of racial domination. This must end. We are a small software company, but our vision is clear and it extends well beyond ourselves. Our mission is to help make a society that brims with teamwork. For what is a functional society but no more than a very large team? And we believe meaningful teamwork is only possible when four elements come together. First, a society or a culture needs to have a **common vision**. Ironically, and perhaps absurdly fitting, it was Thomas Jefferson, a slave owner himself, who set out the leading concept for a common vision for our society: “…we hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…” Despite the incredibly inspirational nature of the vision, but perhaps not surprisingly, given the hypocrisy embedded in it, the events of the past couple weeks have unmistakably shown that, some 235 years later, we have failed miserably to follow, or be led by, that vision. We believe this failure can be traced to not following through on the other three key elements of teamwork: **taking responsibility, embracing individuality, and being transparent**. If we believe in the vision of all people being equal, then we all need to raise our hands up and **take responsibility** to call out injustices to and transgressions of that vision. It is greatly encouraging and inspiring to see the hundreds of thousands of protesters across the country, and around the world, doing just that these past couple weeks, as well as leaders past and present near the highest levels of power, such as President Obama and General Mattis, sharing their dissatisfaction with the status quo and the leaders who maintain it. We need to incorporate the value of **individuality** and diversity. The merging of different cultures, backgrounds, views, thoughts, and ways of communication contributes to, instead of hindering, greater innovations and understanding of ourselves. We should embrace the diverse ethnicities around us and completely discredit, dismantle, and destroy the vestiges of racist white supremacy that perpetuate the ideas of one race of people being superior over others, as well as the acts of calm savagery such as the killing of George Floyd. Finally, we must seek **transparency** in all that is happening around us. It is sad but very likely that none of the protesting, none of the current upheaval, soul-searching and activism would have occurred if there was no video of George Floyd being killed. The brutal and disturbing video of that callous killing made the issue totally transparent to the world and demanded a response. For too long, racist police brutality has been hidden by systematic structural protection of their most heinous acts. This has gone so shockingly far as to develop and perpetuate in the 1980s and 90s the incredible and insidious concept of Sudden In-Custody Death Syndrome to explain so many deaths of black men immediately after being taking into custody as some “medical condition” rather than simple murder by asphyxiation.   Going back to **taking responsibility**, what can we do now beyond just calling out the injustices we see? What can we do to start affecting a change? **First**, we can support the [Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://judiciary.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=3005) introduced to Congress on June 8th in response to the family of George Floyd’s call to establish legislation to address racial justice, equality and police accountability. **Second**, we can reach out to our representatives in congress and call on them to pass house bill [H.R. 40](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/40) that would study the impact of slavery, segregation and discrimination on generations of Black and Brown people from the very beginning in 1641, and consider the costs associated with that impact and the issue of redressing those costs. **Third**, we can inform ourselves about our local, state and national political leaders and commit to vote this Fall for those politicians who share these same values and support these causes for change.  As we try to live up to our vision of teamwork, we hope your vision aligns and you will come along and help move our society toward a better future of racial equity and no police brutality. 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