Intentionalist Browser Extension: Support small businesses and the diverse people behind them

This past summer, the George Floyd tragedy triggered deep feelings of guilt. I felt guilty about the privilege I have experienced throughout my life. But after self-reflection, reading about the subject, and having illuminating conversations with teammates at work, I realized that guilt was not a productive sentiment. Instead of blaming myself, my parents or the society I grew up in, I'd be better off taking responsibility. Responsibility is forward looking. It's committing to be a part of the solution. So I decided to walk the walk, and reached out to Laura, Danna and Joel from http://intentionalist.com and offered my PM talents off-work hours to help their cause around supporting local and diverse businesses - many of which are black owned. And together with Toricruz and David, who volunteered their engineering skills, we volunteered for many weeks on an MVP for a browser extension that reminds you to consider diverse and local business options when you search online! We have just launched our Beta, and are looking for feedback! So if you've been looking for a chance to contribute to racial justice, here's an easy way: try out our extension and let us know what you think