Breaking

Major U.S. Corporations Donate Funds to End Racial Injustice
Jun 02, 2020 1 min, 43 secs

Facebook, Netflix, Peloton and others are weighing in on social media and announcing they are putting money where their corporate mouths are, CNN reported:.

“We stand with the black community,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post late Sunday, adding the Silicon Valley tech firm to a growing list of companies that have responded to the protests with condemnations of racism, calls for solutions to the escalating discord in the country and promises to address diversity and inclusion at their businesses.

We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up.

“To help in this fight, I know Facebook needs to do more to support equality and safety for the black community through our platforms,” Zuckerberg said, adding he was “grateful” video of Floyd’s encounter with police was posted on Facebook “because we all needed to see that.”.

“But it’s clear Facebook also has more work to do to keep people safe and ensure our systems don’t amplify bias,” Zuckerberg lamented.

CNN reported on other corporate protest donors, including fitness company Peloton, which said on Sunday it would donate $500,000 to the NAACP’s legal defense fund. .

“Black lives matter,” Peloton CEO John Foley wrote in a message to users.

We have a platform, and we have a duty to our black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up.”.

Snap CEO Evan Spiegel told employees in a memo that he’s “heartbroken and enraged by the treatment of black people and people of color in America.”

“He said he’s heard from employees that feel ‘afraid’ in their own communities because of recent events and is making a ‘number of groups’ that help fight racial injustice,” CNN reported, adding he said Apple “always drawn strength from our diversity, welcomed people from every walk of life to our stores around the world, and strived to build an Apple that is inclusive of everyone.”

Two more corporations are on the CNN list, including Intel CEO Bob Swan, who wrote to employees, “Black lives matter

RECENT NEWS

SUBSCRIBE

Get monthly updates and free resources.

CONNECT WITH US

© Copyright 2024 365NEWSX - All RIGHTS RESERVED