Facebook Pledges $10M To End Racial Injustice: #ShareBlackStories
Facebook announced this morning it would donate $10 million toward “efforts committed to ending racial injustice.”
The platform is encouraging users to use the hashtag #ShareBlackStories in order to raise voices that make a lasting impact.
“We hear you, we see you and we are with you,” Instagram, which is owned by Facebook, wrote in a message on their own official account. “We stand against racism. We stand with our Black community — and all those working toward justice in honor of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and far too many others whose names will not be forgotten.”
“Time and time again, we have seen that the Instagram community has the power to bring about meaningful change,” the statement continued. “The more we #ShareBlackStories, the more we raise voices that make a lasting impact.”
Mark Zuckerberg also wrote his own statement (see below).
Good move, Facebook! Now let’s hope you keep your word.