Serena Williams’ husband and co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian has resigned as a member of Reddit’s board of directors.
Ohanian who made the announcement in a post he shared on Instagram, asked the management of the global forum to hire a black candidate in his stead. He also promised to use his future gains on Reddit stock to serve the black community.
The father of one wrote;
I CO-FOUNDED @REDDIT 15 YEARS AGO TO HELP PEOPLE FIND COMMUNITY AND A SENSE OF BELONGING.?
IT IS LONG OVERDUE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. I’M DOING THIS FOR ME, FOR MY FAMILY, AND FOR MY COUNTRY.
I’M SAYING THIS AS A FATHER WHO NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO ANSWER HIS BLACK DAUGHTER WHEN SHE ASKS: “WHAT DID YOU DO?” I HAVE RESIGNED AS A MEMBER OF THE REDDIT BOARD, I HAVE URGED THEM TO FILL MY SEAT WITH A BLACK CANDIDATE, AND I WILL USE FUTURE GAINS ON MY REDDIT STOCK TO SERVE THE BLACK COMMUNITY, CHIEFLY TO CURB RACIAL HATE, AND I’M STARTING WITH A PLEDGE OF $1M TO @KAEPERNICK7’S @YOURRIGHTSCAMP?
I BELIEVE RESIGNATION CAN ACTUALLY BE AN ACT OF LEADERSHIP FROM PEOPLE IN POWER RIGHT NOW. TO EVERYONE FIGHTING TO FIX OUR BROKEN NATION: DO NOT STOP.