Nike’s CEO on George Floyd Killing: Many of Us Are Experiencing Heavy Grief

As much of the country reels from the death of George Floyd — who has become only the latest victim in a recent string of killings of African Americans at the hands of police officers and other would-be authority figures — Nike Inc. president CEO John Donahoe is making it clear where the brand stands. In an internal memo sent to Nike staffers today, and obtained by FN, Donahoe tells Swoosh employees that he “can’t stop thinking about the individuals impacted,” listing several people of color to recently die under controversial circumstances in the U.S. in recent weeks, “Ahmaud Arbery. Christian Cooper. Breonna Taylor. George Floyd.” “The horrible killings and racist actions serve as a sickening reminder of what too many people live through every day in America,” he added. “It is absolutely wrong what’s happening in our communities, to our friends and family members. “ Over the past 48 hours protests have erupted in Minneapolis as scores of people gather to express outrage over the killing of Floyd, a 46-year-old unarmed black man, at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer, Devin Chauvin. Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for about eight minutes during an arrest and a video taken of the incident

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