Comcast Pledges $100 Million for Social Justice Causes

UTA has committed $1 million to be donated to social justice causes and organizations. Guided by the UTA Foundation, the donations will be distributed over a four-year period.

Justin Kroll Film ReporterUTA will make a $1 million commitment to social justice causes that accompanies a series of internal initiatives — from raising pay for entry-level positions to promoting senior agents of color — aimed at substantially elevating the company’s commitment to diversity and inclusion.“The past few weeks have shown that we must address the pace in which we’ve approached our diversity and inclusion efforts,” said UTA CEO Jeremy Zimmer.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorFacebook announced that it is committing $200 million to support Black-owned businesses, Black creators, and nonprofits serving the Black community.The funding — in the form of cash grants and ad credits — is part of the social giant’s pledge to invest $1.1 billion to support Black and diverse suppliers and communities in the U.S by the end of 2021.The company also said it will offer free digital skills training with the goal to reach 2 million members of the

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorApple has pledged to donate $100 million to organizations furthering racial equity and justice, joining other media and tech companies backing social-justice causes.CEO Tim Cook announced the initiative Thursday on Twitter, coming amid nationwide protests demanding criminal-justice reform after the police killing of George Floyd.“The unfinished work of racial justice and equality call us all to account.

Fall Out Boy have committed a $100,000 donation to the Black Lives Matter movement, it was announced yesterday (June 8).Taken from the Fall Out Boy Fund, which the band launched in 2017, the pop-rock outfit have redirected the reported sum to National Bail Out and Black Visions Collective.In a statement published by Fall Out Boy on Twitter, the band said, “When you discover rot deep within your house you don’t just paint over it.

Fall Out Boy committed to supporting the Black Lives Matter movement in a major way today (June 8) by pledging a $100,000 donation.Taken out of the Fall Out Boy Fund, which the pop-punkers launched in 2017 to give back to their Chicago hometown, the quartet redirected this large sum amount to National Bail Out and Black Visions Collective.

Comcast is committing $100 million to a three-year plan to advance social justice and equality and fight "injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability." The initiative, unveiled on Monday, includes a $75 million cash commitment and $25 million in media.

An impressive promise. On Monday, Comcast announced their plan to reallocate $100 million in order to advance social justice and equality.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorComcast plans to allocate $100 million toward fighting injustice and inequality toward Black Americans and other communities.The new initiative will encompass social-justice programs aimed at inequality against “any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability,” chairman/CEO Brian Roberts announced in a companywide memo Monday.Comcast’s pledge will comprise $75 million in cash and $25 million worth of advertising inventory over the next three

Jill Goldsmith Last Sunday, I wrote to you to express my outrage over the far too familiar and frequent acts of violence against the Black community, and to acknowledge the structural racism that fuels these injustices. I’ve spoken with many employees – as have our leaders across Comcast Cable, NBCUniversal and Sky – and we have begun to mobilize as a company. While we recognize we don’t have all the answers, we agree it’s time that we start putting our words into real, sustainable action.We

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorComcast plans to allocate $100 million toward fighting injustice and inequality against “any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability,” chairman/CEO Brian Roberts announced.The new pledge, which Roberts announced in a companywide memo Monday, will comprise $75 million in cash and $25 million in advertising inventory over the next three years.

ViacomCBS has joined the ranks of industry companies opening their pocketbooks in the midst of nationwide protests over racial inequality in America. CEO Bob Bakish announced that the company would be donating $5 million to organizations including the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Equal Justice Initiative, Amnesty International, National Bail Out, The Bail Project, Community Coalition and others in a company-wide email about recent events on Friday.

Michael Jordan is donating $100 million in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In a statement released by his manager Estee Portnoy, it was announced that Jordan and the Jordan Brand will donate $100 million over the course of the next 10 years.

Jill Goldsmith ViacomCBS has committed $5 million to social justice causes, set a virtual community day for June 18th and is preparing to announce new members of its combined global inclusion advisory committee, said CEO Bob Bakish in a memo to employees Friday.Media and entertainment companies have contributed cash and also taken a series of measures over the past ten days to honor George Floyd, who was killed by police in Minneapolis last week, sparking of a wave of national outrage and

Also Read: Why #BlackLivesMatter Matters: Because of How Little Has Changed for People Like Me (Commentary)Joint Statement from Michael Jordan & Jordan Brand regarding $100m donation. pic.twitter.com/yYXWh5eBZl— Estee Portnoy (@esteep) June 5, 2020The donation comes on the heels of Jordan tweeting on May 31, “I am deeply saddened, truly pained and plain angry.

Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand are committing $100 million over the next 10 years to causes benefitting Black people in the U.S.

The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday pledged $5 million in donations to social justice reform organizations amid nationwide protests over the killing of George Floyd.

Disney has pledged to donate $5 million dollars in the wake of worldwide protests that were sparked after the murder of George Floyd.

By Variety Staff