Business panel discusses race, equity priorities for Boston in 2023

Panelists, including BII CEO, Betty Francisco, at a Boston Business Journal event on Thursday spelled out priorities for the year ahead, as well as what has — and hasn’t — worked in closing inequality since the killing of George Floyd kicked off an awakening around racial inequality.

By Grant Welker, Boston Business Journal

Photo left to right: Doug Banks (BBJ), Willie Brodrick II (American City Coalition), Betty Francisco (BII), Bob Rivers (Eastern Bank), Tanisha Sullivan (NAACP – Boston)

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