Apple and a major utility are each giving $25 million to launch a learning center and business incubator for students of historically Black colleges and universities, part of an outpouring
Apple commits $100 million to racial equity programs while disclosing its own diversity hiring record
The tech giant says 53% of its new hires in the U.S. are from historically underrepresented groups.
Apple employees attended an event about Apple s new campus announcement in Austin in December 2018.(Ricardo Brazziell / AP)
By Tribune News Service
As Apple continues its rapid growth in Austin, the tech giant says it’s strengthening its national investments in education, technology and venture funding programs as part of a goal to combat injustice faced by communities of color.
The donations are part of a $100 million racial equity and justice initiative designed to reduce barriers and provide opportunities for people of color across the country. The programs are the first identified by the company since announcing its intentions in June, as social justice protests erupted around the country.
This week kicked off with a report of a GitHub worker who was fired after cautioning his coworkers in the DC area to stay safe from Nazis during the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Facebook created a new executive role pertaining to civil rights and California’s Proposition 22 faced its first legal challenge this year. Facebook hired Roy Austin to become its first-ever VP of Civil Rights and Deputy General Counsel to create a new civil rights organization within the company.
This week kicked off with a report of a GitHub worker who was fired after cautioning his coworkers in the DC area to stay safe from Nazis during the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Meanwhile, Facebook created a new executive role pertaining to civil rights and California’s Proposition 22 faced its first legal challenge this […]
How Apple Is Spending the $100 Million It Pledged To Racial Equity
The Black woman leading that charge at the company, Apple’s VP of Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, Lisa Jackson, on how the company plans to create real change in Black communities. Courtesy Of Apple
In June, after the nationally publicized killings of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd at the hands of police and amid the heightened call for racial justice in America, with thousands protesting in the streets worldwide, Apple was one of the companies who committed to doing more. The company earmarked $100 million to spend through its new Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI) to challenge opportunity barriers for communities of color.