Bank of America Donates $25 Million to Fund An Important Discussion No One Will Be Able To Listen To

<p>Bank of America patted themselves on the back again. One week after "committing" to a billion dollars to end racial inequality, they decided to<a href="https://newsroom.bankofamerica.com/press-releases/community-development/smithsonian-announces-race-community-and-our-shared-future"> put out another press release touting the donation of $25 million to the Smithsonian Institute </a>for "“Race, Community and Our Shared Future” Initiative. While I am happy Bank of America wants to bring this conversation to the public, they brought a weird partner in for that with their tax break...I mean donation.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Smithsonian says, "The initiative will launch with a series of virtual town hall conversations among global and national leaders in civil rights, social justice and economic mobility to help drive meaningful change across policy. Programming will be presented nationally and in local markets, engaging people in communities across the country on issues relating to race and equity."</p> <p><br></p> <p>So why do they need money? Why can't they use zoom or skype like we all are now to interact. Why do they need "programming" that takes time to develop? Plus why are they...?</p> <ul> <li>Having it on the <a href="https://www.smithsonianchannel.com/">Smithsonian Channel, a $5/month subscription service</a> which I am sure is not readily subscribed to by minorities</li> <li>Having exhibits in a museum where <a href="https://www.si.edu/content/opanda/docs/rpts2004/04.10.visitors2004.final.pdf">74% of museum goers are white, only 7% black and 5% Hispanic, and nearly half hold a master's degree or higher. Wow.</a></li> </ul> <p>I discuss how they can better have these conversations in their own communities using their own damn branches and not on a paid TV channel.</p> <p>I also discuss stories of how they tried these assembled events at one point to talk to students, where I was hung up on, despite the fact I was bearing gifts to give.</p> <p>Plus, I sing the song<a href="https://kcls.org/content/there-was-a