Google donates $12 mn in cash, $25 mn in ad grants to fight racism

Google has so far donated $32 million towards efforts related to racial justice over the past five years

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pichai has announced his company will give $12 million in funding to organisations working to address racial inequities amid protests in the US against the death of African-American George Floyd.

The company would also offer $25 million in Ad Grants to help organisations fighting racial injustice provide critical information on its platforms.

"Our first grants of $1 million each will go to our long-term partners at the Center for Policing Equity and the Equal Justice Initiative. And we'll be providing technical support through our Google.org Fellows programme," Pichai said in a statement late Wednesday.

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