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Black RingCentral employees share their thoughts on the relevance and impact of Black History Month on our company and our world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n

51 years since the first Black History Month was celebrated at Kent State University, Black History Month feels more vital, more important and more relevant than ever. Everywhere we turn, we hear pledges for change. Yet everywhere we look, we see the stain of systemic racism on our nation and our world. Black Americans are hospitalized for COVID-19 at nearly four times the rate of white people. Black unemployment hovers around ten percent \u2014 far higher than the national rate. The Confederate flag may be coming down in the town square, but it marched into the US Capitol on January 6th. We spoke with a cross-section of Black RingCentral employees to talk about the relevancy and meaning of Black History Month at RingCentral in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cBlack History Month\u201d seems backward-looking by definition, but according to Technical Account Manager Elliott Broadnax, recent events have given it a new immediacy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cUntil recently, Black History Month was always just kind of a month where we regurgitate our elementary school history about George Washington Carver and the peanut\u2014great stories, but a lot of them feel like they have little to do with today. It seems like that\u2019s changing now; like there\u2019s more of a willingness to take the hard, painful look at what the real history is – bringing it to light and seeing what it has to teach us.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI grew up in South Carolina in the 1960s and early 1970s,\u201d says Sr. Solutions Engineer, Edward Odom. \u201cMy school wasn\u2019t integrated until I was in the 3rd grade, in 1970. When my grandmother took me to the doctor we had to wait in the colored-only section. When people think of the discrimination towards black people in Jim Crow South they think of something that took place a long time ago. Because of that, they are dismissive of the effects it still has on society today. Well, it wasn\u2019t that long ago. I experienced \u201ccolored-only\u201d signs and cross burnings. I was there. So the history is definitely relevant.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cAcknowledging what\u2019s gone on in the past is crucial. Historically, you didn’t see a whole lot of people in leadership who look like me,\u201d says Senior Manager Professional Services, Cartina Phenix. \u201cBut I will say, I see more now. And I think it’s because companies like RingCentral have learned from history to really focus on bringing in that talent, and\u00a0 that’s the only way we’re going to make change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMy family comes from the island of Guadeloupe,\u201d says Solutions Engineer Solenne Thomas. \u201cand the French educational system really glosses over the history of its overseas department – often limiting us to Slavery, the Revolution and Post-slavery immigration. But after doing some research on my own, I discovered a very different picture of pre-1789 families, as well as a very different view of how my own family\u2019s history fit within the history of the island; completely erasing the only 2 months worth of local history taught at school.\u00a0 After the second abolition of slavery, a few (very few) families made reparations on their own, and learned to live together. Former Slaves, Freemen, new immigrants and some of the old generation of slaveowners actually became neighbors, forming communities that are now very supportive of each other.<\/span><\/p>\n

Obviously, there was a lot of potential for hate and mistrust there, and it took a generation or two –\u00a0 it\u2019s a small island. But I have always been taught, \u201cWe\u2019ve got to learn to get along – our survival depends on it.\u201d Time passed , and now these families have intermarried to form one community.\u00a0 The fact of it is – in life or at work, there are so many different reasons to not like each other, to hate and misunderstand each other. But, life is so much easier if you do find a way to coexist. You have to acknowledge and understand the past and research it to understand how your own history shaped you. The same applies for the other cultures around you and their History. If you build on this accumulated knowledge, really focus on the future, you realise how much more you have in common with \u201cothers\u201d. It is the first step in learning \u201cto get along,\u201d and no longer see those around you as \u201cothers\u201d; just the way it happened within my own community. That\u2019s also what history teaches us. And I think we can use that lesson to make a difference today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Positive change <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> coming, if slower than any of us would like. Companies are moving past the \u201clet\u2019s talk a good game\u201d -phase of diversity and inclusion<\/a>, and finding newer, more impactful ways to make a difference. At RingCentral, Employee Resource Groups are giving Black employees \u2014 as well as employees of other races, genders and orientations \u2014 the space and reach they need to have their voices heard.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Black Experience Employee Resource Group (BE@R) has been great,\u201d says Broadnax. \u201cEverybody is really supportive. I\u2019ve only been here for five months, so I don’t have any clue what opportunities are open to me within the company or how quickly I can take advantage of them, but as a part of the group, I can talk to just about anybody and they’re gonna say, \u201cOK. Yes. You. We need somebody like you to do \u201cX,\u201d and whatever I can do to help you, I will. Let\u2019s do it.\u201d And that is different. I feel this company – right now especially – is like \u201cHey, let’s go – we\u2019re ready for it,\u201d so I’m excited about things.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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For Odom, the opportunity to lift other Black employees up is a big deal. “I’m part of the Mentor program, and I have a brilliant young lady as a mentee, who has a bright future ahead of her. I love knowing I\u2019m supported in my efforts to make sure she has the best chance to get ahead. It\u2019s good for the company, and for the people in it.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Change doesn\u2019t happen by making a little progress and being satisfied. According to Phenix, there are still plenty of opportunities for companies like RingCentral to lead change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cImagine what an Employee Resource Group could do with serious, C-suite level sponsorship and visibility. Here\u2019s an example: An issue that absolutely plagues the Black community is mental health. How could we use our resources – not just money, but our platform itself to boost therapists, and connect them with a community that\u2019s been so traumatized – that needs the help so badly? We can talk about things like that in an ERG, but big, structural change needs big support from within the power structure itself, you know?\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Odom agrees. \u201cIt’s not just important to have a Black employee resource group. It’s important to have a Black employee resource group with sponsorship and leadership from the C-suite. When you have the sponsorship from that senior level that organization has the opportunity to really be heard. I know we\u2019re making an effort to recruit from HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges & Universities) and we\u2019re working with students on how to interview, but we should also be putting internal emphasis on <\/span>how to hire.<\/span><\/i>\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s always more we could do,\u201d says Thomas. \u201cI believe in training people. Asking \u201cWhere do you want to be?\u201d and helping them get there. As a company we can\u2019t be satisfied with just \u201chighlighting\u201d diversity, but actually helping people get ahead. The more you learn, the more you\u2019re going to teach me as well. Your performance pushes mine. That gives us all a better chance of succeeding together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m still pretty new here,\u201d says Broadnax, \u201cBut greater visibility is always a good thing. When people are able to share their stories as broadly as possible, people and opportunities open up. Here\u2019s an example – my uncle on my mom\u2019s side did some diving into our own genealogy, and he discovered the story of my great-great-great-great grandfather, a man named Adam Elliott. He was a slave in Kentucky whose job was to be a breeder. I don\u2019t know if people realize slaves were bred, like farm animals. Adam fathered <\/span>sixty-four<\/span><\/i> children before he was finally freed, fought in the Union army, 115th Colored Infantry, got married, had <\/span>nine more<\/span><\/i> kids, and ended up living to be 107. That\u2019s an incredible story that\u2019s also instructive about the Black experience. So, I think better visibility ultimately benefits everyone. That\u2019s how we get \u201cstronger together,\u201d so to speak.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Every February, people across the world take time to not only reflect on our collective history and reignite our dedication to \u201cjustice for all.\u201d\u00a0The past year has shone the harshest light possible on the systemic racism and oppression that must still be oppressed. As a company, we have the responsibility to lift one another up, and use both the tools at our disposal and the gifts we\u2019ve been given to advance the cause of shared humanity, modernity and justice. We have a long way to go. But the stories our co-workers were kind enough to share have the power to inspire action, and remind us, we\u2019re all #strongertogether.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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