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Amazon donates $10 million to organizations supporting justice and equity
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.By Amazonon June 03, 2020
The inequitable and brutal treatment of Black and African Americans is unacceptable.
We believe 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 opportunity 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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