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[email protected] Dentsu Pulse | A Spotlight on Black Lives Matter A biweekly curation of key trends and insights for marketers and brands “If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.” – Desmond Tutu The Dentsu Pulse was “born” in mid-March as a response to the COVID-19 crisis. It was designed to bring together the most updated information, thinking and actionable insights from across the Dentsu network to help marketers understand the disruptive consumer, media and marketplace changes brought on by COVID-19 and our collective response to the health crisis. As the health crisis subsided and evolved into an economic crisis, we intended to pivot our content to be more recovery focused. But at a time when we had planned to focus on the “re-opening of the economy,” we are keenly aware that another epidemic is affecting (and transforming) American lives: racial inequality. The killing of George Floyd is yet another injustice piled onto the disproportionate suffering of Black communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. It demands to be acknowledged – as do the hundreds of thousands of protesters marching nationally and globally to voice their frustrations, grief and anger over the systemic racism at play. As conversations about systemic racism are reshaping the nation’s discourse and policies, it is becoming clear that business and brands can no longer stand on the sidelines. We continue to be committed to helping marketers adapt in meaningful ways in times of crisis.