Sundar Pichai says Google will increase its proportion of execs from underrepresented groups by 30% by 2025, contribute $175M+ for Black business owners, more
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@shaft
Leslie Miley
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To all the #google People of Color who stayed and worked on getting this change, thank you. Thank you all so much. https://blog.google/... https://twitter.com/...
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@tinu
@tinu
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Okay @Google. Let's talk about race. I mean literally let the crowd nominate people to come there & talk about Google's role TECH's role in enabling the hate “news” & propaganda. Volunteer to moderate. https://twitter.com/...
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@kyshiram
@kyshiram
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Google also announced a $175 million+ economic opportunity package to support Black business owners, startup founders, job seekers and developers, in addition to YouTube's $100 million fund to amplify Black creators and artists. Details:https://blog.google/ ... https://twitter.co…
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@caro_milanesi
Carolina Milanesi
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Great two-pronged plan from #Google on #racialequity concrete steps to work on an impact both internally and on the community. That said the leadership target is not aggressive enough when we consider the numbers in 2020 show Black+ to be 2.6% https://twitter.com/...
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@shahmiruk
Shahmir Sanni
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Google can throw as much money as it wants but it will NEVER, EVER be able to match the amount of economic instability it has caused for Black people ACROSS the globe. If they want to make a difference, they'd rebuild their entire company and its culture from the ground UP. https…
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@rkyncl
Robert Kyncl
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A new inspiring commitment from Google CEO @sundarpichai to racial equity across several areas. While there is much work to be done, there is growing support and dedication behind these efforts. Read more here: https://blog.google/...
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@google
@google
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We're making new investments to help close opportunity gaps, including small business grants, funding for Black-led capital firms and startups as well as training programs for Black jobseekers. We break down the numbers here: https://blog.google/...
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@mjmadda
Mary Jo Madda
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Glad to see that both #codenext and #techexchange got called out by @sundarpichai in Google's commitments this week — we've got a lot, lot, lot of work ahead of us. But onwards we push. #edchat #edtechchat #googleforedu https://twitter.com/...
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@google
@google
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We're focusing on building products that will improve access and opportunity. In the coming weeks, for example, we will begin rolling out new ways to help people find and support Black-owned businesses in their area using Search and Maps. Learn more: https://blog.google/...
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@google
@google
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We're committed to advancing racial equity inside and outside of Google. In the next few tweets, we'll highlight some of the details around our commitments. You can also click the link below to read our CEO's full note to the company. https://twitter.com/...