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\u201cAs a Black woman who works at Adidas my experiences have never been business as usual.\u201d\n\nJulia Bond, an assistant apparel designer at the sportswear giant, says she had resigned herself to experiencing and witnessing racism at work \u2014 until she saw the George Floyd video.\n\nToday, we speak to Ms. Bond, an assistant apparel designer at Adidas, who has brought the global racial reckoning to the company\u2019s front door.\n\nWanting more than just schemes and targets, she has been protesting in front of the company\u2019s Portland headquarters every day since June, awaiting an apology from leadership and an admission that they have enabled racism and discrimination. Guest: Julia Bond, assistant apparel designer at Adidas, who has been protesting outside the company\u2019s Portland headquarters for the last three months. For more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily.\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0Adidas has made a number of pledges to diversify its work force. However, Black employees want more: an admission that the company\u2019s leadership has enabled racism and an apology.\xa0\xa0From Facebook\u2019s pledge to double the number of Black and Latinx by 2023 to YouTube creating a $100 million fund for Black creators, organizations across the U.S. have committed to redressing racial imbalance.