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Fortune
Jane Thier

Stacey Abrams says the history of America is a centuries-long struggle towards DEI

Stacey Abrams at Fortune's Impact Initiative conference in Atlanta, Georgia on October 9, 2024. (Credit: Rebecca Greenfield/Fortune)

Stacey Abrams knows the value of DEI. But rather than limiting it to the workplace, the former politician and current activist says it’s woven into the very fabric of our democracy. 

“We got it right on paper, but really wrong in every other way,” Abrams told Fortune reporter Diane Brady at the Impact Conference in Atlanta. “We’ve spent 248 years in active engagement in righting the record—we call it diversity, equity, and inclusion.”

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