Reddit announces new board member. Less than a week after Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian abruptly resigned from the social media platform’s board and called for his replacement to be a black candidate, Reddit named Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel to the position. Prior to being CEO, he was also YC’s first black partner. [Built In SF]
YouTube pledges $100M to black creators. The popular platform is promising to “elevate” and “amplify” black voices as part of a multi-year effort. This included amplifying Saturday’s “Bear Witness, Take Action” fundraising livestream event, which features Common, Keke Palmer, Roxane Gay, John Legend and others. [Engadget]
Apple announces $100M racial justice initiative. CEO Tim Cook last week unveiled the tech giant’s push for racial justice, which includes increased recruiting with HBCUs and a new partnership with the Equal Justice Initiative. The previous week, Cook released a lengthy statement on racism, so this marks the company’s first concrete action to follow that up. [Forbes]
Twitter, Square make Juneeteenth a company holiday. Jack Dorsey announced last week that, starting this week, June 19 will now be recognized as a holiday at both of the companies he helms. It is intended to be a “day for celebration, education and connection.” The day commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States and dates back to 1865. [CNET]
Diversifying tech by example. Derek Barnes is a senior consultant at Ignition Point Consulting. He’s previously worked as COO and CTO at g-dii. He offered his perspective on how the tech industry can work to embrace more diversity. [SF Business Times]
How to effectively manage your team remotely. There are key intricacies to an effective approach to managing a remote team, vs. managing a team in the office. We spoke with Webflow’s VP of People Heather Doshay and others to learn how they are approaching management in the work-from-home era. [Built In SF]
Salesforce on returning to the office. While tech companies have long been associated with the exorbitant in-office perks that sometimes make a day at the office sound more like a trip to a posh social club, COVID-19 stands to change all that. Salesforce’s CEO Marc Benioff, for example, is saying the new vibe will be “more sterile” and “more hospital-like.” Sounds fun. [New York Times]
