Our producer Stella Tan on last Friday’s episode:Our story began shortly after the police killing of George Floyd in May. The calls to examine the role of systemic racism in American law enforcement led to a closer examination of how those same systemic forces had shaped attitudes within families, friendships, the media and the workplace. As we looked at the racial reckonings happening in the corporate world, Adidas caught our eye. When Julie and Kevin did their reporting in June 2019, few employees were willing to go on record. Julia Bond was an assistant apparel designer who had been working at Adidas for about a year.

Source: New York Times August 21, 2020 22:18 UTC