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Pharrell speaks on building access in the next five years alongside Black activists Why [Black Americans] don’t have enough of a voice is because we don’t own enough of the pie--the American pie, the producer says Loading the player... Pharrell Williams took part in a phenomenal panel discussion about ways to ensure that leaders of color have equitable access to resources on Thursday. The panel was a part of the Walton Family Foundation’s virtual conference “Learning & Leading Togethe...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. The Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity Awards Over $14 Million in First Round of Grants February 1, 2021 GMT BENTONVILLE, Ark.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 1, 2021-- Walmart and the Walmart Foundation pledged to contribute $100 million over five years through a Center for Racial Equity to help address racial disparities in the U.S. in June 2020. Today, Walmart announced that Walmart and the Walmart Foundati...

Walmart Awards $14 Million Of $100 Million Racial Equity Pledge February 1, 2021 Walmart and the Walmart Foundation pledged to contribute $100 million over five years through a Center for Racial Equity to help address racial disparities in the U.S. in June 2020. Walmart announced today that Walmart and the Walmart Foundation are distributing the first $14.3 million of that commitment in grants to 16 nonprofits.   “Walmart has made a commitment to advancing racial equity, finding areas where...

Black-Led Organizations That Saw a Surge in Donations Look for Lasting Impact Julianne McShane, NBC News, December 31, 2020 On June 2, about 28 million people posted black squares to their Instagram feeds as part of Blackout Tuesday, an initiative started by two Black women in the music industry — Jamila Thomas, senior director of marketing at Atlantic Records, and Brianna Agyemang, a former executive at Atlantic — in an effort to encourage reflection about the prevalence of anti-Black raci...

Nati Harnik/AP Global Citizen ExplainsDefeat Poverty Philanthropy: What Actually Is It, and Why Is It so Important in Achieving a World That’s Equitable? The benefits, criticisms, and potential of philanthropy. Why Global Citizens Should Care Philanthropy can play a key role in achieving the United Nations’ Global Goals. Global Citizen’s Give While You Live campaign encourages billionaires to commit  5% of their wealth annually to charitable causes to aid in solving som...

Print this article The prospective impact of the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines on public and economic health is virtually incalculable. But the fact that two private pharmaceutical firms are the agents of discovery and production of such a profoundly important public good should not be taken for granted. Two publicly traded companies, putting their own funds at risk, will, we hope, deliver social benefits worth trillions in return for profits in the low billions. This flies in the face ...