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AMAZON DONATES $10 MILLION TO ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING JUSTICE AND EQUITY
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We raised the Pan-African flag on our Seattle campus earlier this year in
partnership with BEN to celebrate the meaning of the flag and honor Black
history.
Donations to the NAACP, National Urban League, Thurgood Marshall College Fund,
and UNCF, among others, seek to support education and justice for Black
communities across the U.S.
Update, July 14: Amazon employees from 33 countries donated $8.5 million through
the company’s campaign to match donations and support organizations focused on
combating systemic racism. With the company’s match, that means Amazon will
donate an additional $17 million to the 12 organizations and their local
affiliates, which the Black Employee Network (BEN) helped select. This is in
addition to Amazon’s initial donation of $10M in early June. In all, these
organizations have now received more than $27M from the Amazon community.
Update, June 9: Since announcing our $10 million donation, we’ve heard many
employees are making their own contributions—and we’ve decided to match their
donations 100% up to $10,000 per employee to these 12 organizations until July
6, 2020.
The inequitable and brutal treatment of Black and African Americans is
unacceptable.
Black lives matter. We stand in solidarity with our Black employees, customers,
and partners, and are committed to helping build a country and a world where
everyone can live with dignity and free from fear.
As part of that effort, Amazon will donate a total of $10 million to
organizations that are working to bring about social justice and improve the
lives of Black and African Americans. Recipients—selected with the help of
Amazon's Black Employee Network (BEN)—include groups focused on combating
systemic racism through the legal system as well as those dedicated to expanding
educational and economic opportunities for Black communities.
* ACLU Foundation
* Black Lives Matter
* Brennan Center for Justice
* Equal Justice Initiative
* Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
* NAACP
* National Bar Association
* National Museum of African American History and Culture
* National Urban League
* Thurgood Marshall College Fund
* UNCF (United Negro College Fund)
* Year Up
In addition, BEN will receive a grant to fund local organizations that support
education and racial equality initiatives in communities across the country
where our employees live and work.
"Amazon’s leadership and BEN have worked hand-in-hand to identify organizations
in the Black community that make a difference and will contribute to them in a
meaningful way. In addition to the organizations listed, we will work with our
chapters to identify local groups to support," said Angelina Howard, president
of BEN. "We will continue these conversations about how Amazon can support
employees and the entire Black community beyond these tragic recent events."
Together, we stand in solidarity with the Black community—our employees,
customers, and partners—in the fight against systemic racism and injustice.
Photo above: We raised the Pan-African flag on Amazon's Seattle campus earlier
this year in partnership with BEN to honor Black history and celebrate the
meaning of the flag.
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