Comcast CEO Brian Roberts has announced that the company will commit $100 million towards fighting social injustice and inequality. Of the $100 million, $75 million will be in cash and $25 will be in media. However, the company has not illustrated what organizations the funds will be donated to or what programs the company will create as part of this initiative.
“We know that Comcast alone can’t remedy this complex issue. But you have my commitment that our company will try to play an integral role in driving lasting reform. Together, we hope to help create a more equitable, just and inclusive society,” Roberts wrote in a memo.
Racism, hate and inequality have no place in our company or society. We are committing $100 million to a comprehensive, multiyear plan focused on social justice, our employees, awareness & education, digital equity and small businesses. https://t.co/1N4AxqCxYc pic.twitter.com/y8fOU75HB9
— Comcast (@comcast) June 8, 2020
To that end, we are developing a comprehensive, multiyear plan to allocate $100 million to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability,” the memo continued.
Comcast’s $100 million commitment comes just weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that media titan Byron Allen must meet a higher threshold to continue his case against the company. Allen spent five years in court accusing Comcast of racial bias after they refused to carry six of his company’s channels.
Comcast’s subsidiary NBC has also faced accusation of discrimination after Gabrielle Union and America’s Got Talent parted ways. Just last week, Union filed a formal complaint against the talent show and Simon Cowell.
