Since the start of the pandemic, it seems companies have insisted on staking their flag in “diversity.”  The term has become a buzzword and an insistence on attempting to prove that in the death of George Floyd, black people suddenly matter to these institutions. However, companies like American Airlines have continued to allow their actions to speak, without the empty promises their employees would say. In May, the airline hosted its inaugural Legacy of Firsts events, celebrating the ‘Soul Patrol’ and their contributions to the aviation industry for past, current and future black and brown pilots.

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