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Netflix Pledges $5 Million To Support Black Creators, Youth And Black-Owned Businesses

Updated August 16, 2021

Netflix has announced their major donation to Black arts amidst the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.

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In an awesome initiative, Netflix has announced a five million dollar donation to a variety of Black-owned businesses and creators.

These organizations include Ghetto Film School, Black Public Media and Colin Kaepernick’s Know Your Rights Camp.

Netflix has announced an initial three million dollar donation, with the remaining two million to come.

"Tackling racism and injustice in meaningful ways means creating long-term opportunities for the Black community,” Netflix chairman and CEO Reed Hastings said in a statement.

"The main role we play is through our funding of and member viewing of important content like When They See Us."

"As an additional step, today we’re committing $5 million to nonprofits dedicated to creating direct opportunities for Black creators, Black youth and Black-owned businesses.”

On the creator front, Netflix is donating $1.5 million in total to Ghetto Film School, Film Independent’s Project Involve, Firelight Media and Black Public Media.