{"id":3000013843,"date":"2020-06-02T12:15:51","date_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3000013843"},"modified":"2021-11-17T10:29:28","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T15:29:28","slug":"weworks-commitment-to-black-owned-businesses","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/newsroom-landing-page\/weworks-commitment-to-black-owned-businesses","title":{"rendered":"WeWork&#8217;s commitment to black-owned businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>George Floyd. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Breonna Taylor. Ahmaud Arbery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We say their names and honor their memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We condemn these and all acts of racism and violence toward people of color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We stand shoulder to shoulder with the Black community during this time of injustice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At WeWork, our mission is to encourage people to \u201cDo What You Love,\u201d but we acknowledge that not everyone has the privilege to make that choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On top of a history of systematic injustice, COVID-19 continues to ravage, and members of the Black community are suffering disproportionately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are committed to help foster change, and to start, we are directing $2M in business grants for Black-owned WeWork member businesses. 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