Since 2015, Google.org has committed more than $5 million to nonprofits advancing racial justice, and have aimed to get proximate and better understand how racial bias can lead to exclusion from opportunity.
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In May and June of 2016, they supported the #LoveLetters campaign that helped shine a light on the human cost of mass incarceration of families across the country.
Today, they’re doubling the commitment to include $11.5 million in new grants to racial justice innovators across the country working to reform our criminal justice system.
The company believes that better data can be can be part of the solution, which is why they are investing in organizations using data and evidence to reduce racial disparities in the criminal justice system.
“Google’s deep investment will help us think bigger and bolder as to how to make policing more democratic and more American. It’s nothing short of a financial miracle in terms of what it allows us to do.” Dr. Phillip Goff, President, Center for Policing Equity
Check out the blog post on “Doing more for racial justice” HERE.
Kudos to Google for such great work!
Caption: Google.org’s community screening of the documentary 13th at Google’s Mountain View HQ
Also, check out the clip of Bryan Stevenson of Equal Justice Initiative speaking at Google:
Google.org To Provide Financial Support To 10 Racial Justice Organizations was originally published on stuffflypeoplelike.com
