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None of her prior political activism in support of children, racial equality in the workplace, or voting rights mattered. Nor did the fact that she was the executive sponsor of Levi's Black Employee Resource Group. Nor the fact that she had led the company's initiatives on gay rights, women's reproductive rights, or gun control.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For all that, she was undeterred. She understood full well the long-term damage that school closures and virtual learning would have on an entire generation of children, and that the greatest burden would fall on the poorest and most vulnerable of them. After failing to rouse the interest of the mainstream media, Sey went on Fox's The Ingraham Angle to plead her case -- and the internal pressure to fire her reached a fever pitch. Ultimately, Levi's CEO finally told her that it had become \"untenable\" for her to remain at the company. Even then, Sey refused to a million-dollar severance package. Why? 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