ALT “I can’t breathe.” These three words haunt me, my family, my community and this country. I’ve uttered them aloud and silently so many times throughout my life, as have most Black people I know. These words translate generations of fear, anger, despair, powerlessness, pressure and exhaustion. We need to treat racism like the systemic pandemic it is, and come together to mobilize, dialogue and actively work to flatten the racism curve, enabling all of us to breathe freely." Toni Townes-Whitley, 5 years at Microsoft