What Rev. Dr. R.H. Boyd Would Think Today
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What would R.H. Boyd think of today? Dr. LaDonna Boyd reflects on his legacy.
What would the Rev. Dr. Richard Henry Boyd, who founded Nashville's R.H. Boyd in 1896, make of the world today? His great-great-granddaughter, Dr. LaDonna Boyd, the company's fifth-generation president and CEO, reflects on how much has changed since his time, and on the challenges he faced that still remain. She offers a thoughtful look at the progress that's been made and the work still ahead.
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What Rev. Dr. R.H. Boyd Would Think Today
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What would the Rev. Dr. Richard Henry Boyd, who founded Nashville's R.H. Boyd in 1896, make of the world today? His great-great-granddaughter, Dr. LaDonna Boyd, the company's fifth-generation president and CEO, reflects on how much has changed since his time, and on the challenges he faced that still remain. She offers a thoughtful look at the progress that's been made and the work still ahead.
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LaDonna Boyd, President and CEO of R.H.
Boyd.
And we're so happy to be celebrating 130 years this year.
We were founded in 1896 by my great-great-grandfather, and he had such an entrepreneurial spirit and forethought.
And when I think about what he would say if he were alive today is that the reason that he founded the business was to give African Americans an opportunity to have their own voices heard and to give them entrepreneurial and economic leverage.
And we're still fighting many of those battles today.
So when we think of the journey over 130 years, the problems look a little different, but they're still here.
So we can see the long-term effects of what we've gone through in this country.
So it's my hope that R.H.
Boyd is able to help alleviate some of those social concerns and shift the trajectory for the future.
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