Category Archives: Diversity Equity and Inclusion

Charlotte launches racial equity initiative with $97 million in gifts November 3, 2021 The City of Charlotte has announced a $250 million public-private partnership to advance racial equity, with $97 million in private philanthropic funds raised to date. The Mayor's Racial Equity Initiative aims to address inequities and remove barriers to opportunity through four key workstreams: bridging the digital…

In response to the killing of African American and Black individuals in 2020 and the social unrest that followed, many companies increased their commitments to racial equity with pledges to hire more racial and ethnic minorities, ensure pay equity globally, increase the amount of their spending going to minority and women-owned businesses and target their…