Black Lives Matter: A June Letter From the Editor

On the finish of final week, I used to be engaged on my normal month-to-month dispatch once I realized that there was actually just one factor value speaking about proper now. Day by day right here at Condo Remedy, it’s our mission to assist everybody to dwell a contented, wholesome life at residence. However that mission is hole so long as Black folks aren’t secure of their communities and even their properties. The current deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and Tony McDade, have been all-too-frequent reminders of simply that. As a group, we stand with the Black Lives Matter motion. We hear you, we see you, and we stand in solidarity.

As a largely white group right here at Condo Remedy, I—and our whole group—am dedicated to doing the work to determine how to ensure our mission actually speaks to everybody. Should you’d like to affix us in that effort, I’ve compiled an inventory of sources and concepts to deliver anti-racist values into your personal properties and communities. For starters, I counsel trying out this put up from @chelseaykaywright about methods to make a distinction from residence. Should you’ve already been on this journey for a very long time, we’re right here for you and we’re able to catch up.

There are tons of different studying lists circulating—see the following merchandise on the listing, for occasion. 

Lastly, on an organization stage, the worlds of each residence design and way of life media have quite a lot of work to do relating to inclusivity and illustration. It’s our job right here at Condo Remedy to try this, via the folks and houses we select to cowl, the writers we publish, the matters we sort out, the makers and corporations we elevate up, and the designers whose work we amplify. We’re dedicated to doing that work. Listed here are 4 locations we plan to begin straight away:

When you have any strategies on methods to enhance, I’d love to listen to from you.