My co-founder and I are trying to decide if our startup should participate in a reparations fund for Black entrepreneurs, and we're realizing we have completely different views about whether our success is connected to systemic advantages. She sees it as returning what was never ours to begin with, and I keep thinking about all the personal sacrifices we made to build this.
More people experience this than they realize.
Partners must navigate whether individual merit and systemic advantage can coexist in their shared success story.
“Where Are You with Reparations — the philosophical case?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.