It was the Sunday after the murder of George Floyd, and I know exactly where I was sitting in my house when Elinor Tatum, publisher of the New York Amsterdam News, called me.
Always a visionary, Tatum quickly communicated that efforts were underway to support racial equity efforts in our country philanthropically, and she did not want journalism to be left out. Tatum signaled urgency: a friend of hers was working with donor-advised funds and offering options for her clients who wanted to support such efforts.