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General
Motors
Chairman
and CEO
Mary
Barra
addresses
the
gathering
Wednesday,
June 3,
2020
during a
press
conference
of
corporate
leaders
speaking
out
against
racism
and
injustice
at City
Hall in
Detroit,
Michigan.
In her
statement,
Barra
committed
to
inclusion
and
condemned
intolerance.
(Photo
by John
F.
Martin
for
General
Motors)
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GM
designates
$10
Million
to
support
organizations
which
promote
inclusion
and
racial
justice
Donations
include
combination
of
Corporate
Giving
and
Matching
of
Employee
Contributions
Initial
$1
Million
will go
to NAACP
Legal
Defense
and
Educational
Fund to
help
root out
racism,
bigotry
and
discrimination
DETROIT
-
General
Motors
announced
today it
has
designated
$10
million
to
support
organizations
that
promote
inclusion
and
racial
justice.
An
initial
$1
million
will go
to the
NAACP
Legal
Defense
and
Educational
Fund.
Recipients
of
additional
funding
will be
determined
with
input
from
GM’s
Employee
Resource
Groups
(ERGs)
and the
recently
announced
GM
Inclusion
Advisory
Board
(IAB).
GM’s IAB
will
consist
of
leaders
from
inside
and
outside
the
company,
with the
goal of
making
GM the
most
inclusive
company
in the
world.
GM
Chairman
and CEO
Mary
Barra
will
chair
the IAB.
The
GM
program
includes
the
opportunity
for
employees
to give
to
organizations,
and a
corporate
matching
of those
employee
contributions.
The
employee
contributions
and the
GM
matching
funds
are part
of the
$10
million.
Program
details
will be
distributed
to
employees
when
finalized.
“Through
today’s
donations,
GM is
taking
action
in
helping
root out
intolerance
– and
that
means
racism,
bigotry,
discrimination
and any
other
form of
hatred,”
said
Barra.
“We want
to be
part of
meaningful,
deliberate
change
and we
will not
allow
ourselves
the
passivity
of
urging
others
to act.
We are
taking
action.”
The
NAACP
Legal
Defense
and
Educational
Fund is
America’s
premier
legal
organization
fighting
for
racial
justice.
Through
litigation,
advocacy
and
public
education,
LDF
seeks
structural
changes
to
expand
democracy,
eliminate
disparities
and
achieve
racial
justice
in a
society
that
fulfills
the
promise
of
equality
for all
Americans.
LDF also
defends
the
gains
and
protections
won over
the past
75 years
of civil
rights
struggle,
and
works to
improve
the
quality
and
diversity
of
judicial
and
executive
appointments.
Barra
was also
recently
named to
the
Business
Roundtable’s
(BRT)
Special
Committee
for
Racial
Equality
and
Justice.
General
Motors
(NYSE:GM)
is a
global
company
committed
to
delivering
safer,
better
and more
sustainable
ways for
people
to get
around.
General
Motors,
its
subsidiaries
and its
joint
venture
entities
sell
vehicles
under
the
Chevrolet,
Buick,
GMC,
Cadillac,
Holden,
Baojun
and
Wuling
brands.
More
information
on the
company
and its
subsidiaries,
including
OnStar,
a global
leader
in
vehicle
safety
and
security
services,
can be
found at
http://www.gm.com.
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