When COVID-19 and unrest over racial injustice hammered communities of color, BofA was quick to help—thanks in large part to Finucane. Long before the cataclysms of 2020, she had teamed up with civil rights organizations and business groups to design a program to address racial opportunity gaps. The resulting plan will steer $1 billion over four years into such necessities as job training and support for small businesses.

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