The Walt Disney Company, Hollywood's biggest studio, has pledged to donate $5 million to social justice nonprofits. The first $2 million will go to support the NAACP.
, Hollywood's biggest studio, pledged a total of $5 million in donations to support social justice nonprofits.
The first is a $2 million contribution to the NAACP "to further their longstanding work promoting social justice by eliminating disparities and racial discrimination through their advocacy and education programs," the company announced Wednesday.Disney also pledged to match employee donations to organizations through the Disney Employee Matching Gifts program.
"The killing of George Floyd has forced our nation to once again confront the long history of injustice that black people in America have suffered, and it is critical that we stand together, speak out, and do everything in our power to ensure that acts of racism and violence are never tolerated," Disney CEO Bob Chapek said in a statement.
Disney — which owns Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Animation, Pixar, Marvel Studios, Lucasfilm, 20th Century Studios, Searchlight Pictures, ABC, ESPN, and more — ranked among
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