Joah Spearman: Making Juneteenth a company holiday is great — here's what should happen next

Joah Spearman: Making Juneteenth a company holiday is great — here's what should happen next

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As a Black man and technology CEO, Joah Spearman knows well the discrimination and systemic challenges facing African-Americans, including those in business. Yet the Feb. 23 death of Ahmaud Arbery, which captured national attention after a video of the incident went viral in May, hit him particularly hard. Arbery, 25, was killed in Brunswick, Georgia, while out for a run. Three white men face murder charges. Spearman, 37, founder and chief executive at Localeur Inc., has been a long-distance runner…

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