Zuckerberg noted that $10 million wasn't a huge amount of cash to fight racial injustice, but said he and his wife had invested $40 million annually to the same cause via their foundation.
Mark Zuckerberg committed $10 million to fighting racial injustice amid outrage at Facebook's handling of Trump's post threatening protesters
Shona Ghosh Jun 1, 2020, 11:08 AM
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Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg, arrives to meet France's President Emmanuel Macron after the "Tech for Good" Summit at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Associated Press/Francois Mori
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has committed a $10 million donation from the company towards groups fighting racial injustice.
Facebook's donation comes amid an outbreak of protests across the US against the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck.
Acknowledging that $10 million "can't fix this", Zuckerberg added that he and his wife Priscilla Chan had invested $40 million annually into racial justice causes via their foundation.
Zuckerberg is facing widespread internal and external dissent over Facebook's decision not to remove social media posts by President Trump that appeared to threaten protesters in Minneapolis.
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Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has spoken out for the second time in two days about the death of George Floyd, the 46-year-old black man who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In a late Sunday post, Zuckerberg committed $10 million to groups fighting racial inequality.

The 36-year-old billionaire