{"id":3000029172,"date":"2021-02-25T13:16:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T18:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/?p=3000029172"},"modified":"2021-07-13T13:16:43","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T17:16:43","slug":"wework-employees-celebrate-and-honor-black-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wework.com\/ideas\/community-stories\/employee-spotlight\/wework-employees-celebrate-and-honor-black-history-month","title":{"rendered":"WeWork employees celebrate and honor Black History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At WeWork, Black History Month is a way to amplify the stories and voices that the employee community group We of Color holds space for every day. This month, the group put together programming for WeWork employees and members that centered on the themes of Black joy and Black resilience. This included three events, guest posts on Slack by senior Black leadership, and donations to the United Negro College Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is everyone volunteering because of the impact we know it has on the employee experience of people of color at WeWork,\u201d says Monique Jackson, community manager in Manhattan and a global lead for We of Color. Global We of Color leads who, along with a smaller group of 10 people, worked together on the programming shared their impressions of the month\u2019s events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Initial planning centered around three main pillars: storytelling, the state of Black business, and celebrating Black culture and history. With a focus on one of WeWork\u2019s core values<\/a>, \u201cDo the right thing,\u201d the group carefully considered things like messaging and expected engagement. Because giving back to the community is core to WeWork, a philanthropic component was also included: a $5,000 donation from We of Color to the United Negro College Fund, with a matching campaign goal of $5,000 for a total of $10,000 to the Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n