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Walmart and its philanthropic arm announced $14.3 million in donations to 16 nonprofits working to advance racial equity.
It's the first pledge by Walmart since the company announced a $100 million, five-year initiative last year in the wake of the George Floyd protests.
The first grants are going toward nonprofits that are educating communities of color about the COVID-19 vaccine, reducing debt for students at historically Black colleges and providing internet access and technology to children attending school remotely, among other initiatives.
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