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Apple Commits Extra $30 Million to Racial Equity and Justice Initiative
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you’re complaining on a thread about 1 topic yet have you spent the time on macrumors news or traversed through Apple’s Invester relations page?
Apple allocates more than $400 million to combat California housing crisis
Apple is allocating more than $400 million toward affordable housing projects and homeowner assistance programs in California this year.
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A new generation of Black male teachers starts its journey in partnership with Apple
Apple has partnered with a Texas HBCU to support a new generation of Black male teachers in the classroom.
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Apple deploys $1 billion in affordable housing support across California
Funding from Apple has unlocked capital for new projects and benefited thousands of residents in more than 25 California counties.
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Three apps enabling financial wellness for all
App Store apps Goalsetter, Perch Credit, and Ellevest are helping generations of Americans take their financial journeys into their own hands.
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there is ongoing partnership with Product(Red),
help with restauration of Notre Damn last year,
Hurricane and flooding and fire relief aids,
Environmental impacts
Apple’s $4.7 billion Green Bond spend is helping to create 1.2 gigawatts of clean power
Apple’s newly completed renewable projects are bringing clean energy to local communities while reducing carbon emissions.
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Other efforts
Apple helps Encircle expand its support for LGBTQ+ youth and their families
With new contributions from Apple and leaders in music and business, Encircle will be able to serve even more young LGBTQ+ people across four states.
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Apple PPE donation helps Zambia in the fight against COVID-19 and HIV
Apple is donating millions of units of personal protective equipment to help Zambians fight HIV and COVID-19.
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There are auite a large number, within reason, that Apple contributes to and has over the years. This is whataboutism kind of post because you state and issue yet no mention of trying to find an answer mentioned at all. Maybe you don’t know or maybe it’s what YOU CHOOSE to focus on evidently.
take the time start hunting to see if Apple does or doesn’t. Since you didn’t mention you have I nobody knows if you did.
I feel ever time Apple helps anything with racial equality or equity theres always negative posts or posts of why they don’t do this elsewhere etc. It’s about focus from within.
many have stated this is about Equality not Equity, yet one has to start and be achieved before the other (the latter) can take root. The fact this has to start shows just how unequal wealth equity has occurred, and it’s not just in the USA.
lol, anyone remember Microsoft’s Xbox 360 camera always having issues with people of dark skin tones?!
this mention I’ve posted goes directly to what you’re saying quoted above and I totally agree. This isn’t just an industry issue it’s a global community issue!
Herein is the status auo reinforcement.
a question was asked if a financial roadblock should determine whom should or should not go to college, this has nothing to do with intelligence or meeting standards for admission. Financial cost is the usual roadblock used to establish admission, not a good way to measure merit nor intelligence.
Or the entire police system where various dark shades are ignored to reinforce the ol ‘you all look alike’, book em tag em, their in the system now.
If “financial cost is the usual roadblock,” why are schools getting rid of entrance exams?
Are whites only 47% of the country? Are Asians a whopping 27% of the country? You’re proving his point for him.
Once I see “latinx,” I know it’s a worthless clown world s***. “Equity” is a good indicator too.
Miss me with the whataboutism.
Straight white males are not getting a “**** you” from Apple.
This whole discussion and pushback by some is a clear indication of the past and present problems with race in America.
I agree.
But frail ego people that believe that helping others somehow hurts them.
It's no surprise, in our political and social climate, hate crimes against Black and Asian people are the highest in a decade and that white supremacists are even more vocal and dangerous. This is from FBI statistics.
Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020 -FBI
The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and victims of Asian descent, the FBI reported on Monday.
I agree.
But frail ego people that believe that helping others somehow hurts them.
It's no surprise, in our political and social climate, hate crimes against Black and Asian people are the highest in a decade and that white supremacists are even more vocal and dangerous. This is from FBI statistics.
Hate crimes hit 12-year high in United States in 2020 -FBI
The number of hate crimes in the United States rose last year to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by a rise in assaults targeting Black victims and victims of Asian descent, the FBI reported on Monday.news.yahoo.com
If “diversity is our strength,” how come we keep lowering our standards? If “diversity is our strength,” how come people spend all day whining about racism while other very non-diverse countries are, e.g., going to space?
Lowering our standards by allowing racism to perpetuate? Talk to Mitch McConnell and his ilk in Washington. Won't do anything for voting rights.
Not whining about racism but indicating it does exist.
Oh, you mean like our country that sends heavy rockets to supply the space station.
You like specious arguments.
Anyway, no need to talk to you.
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I’ll ask again: Why are high schools and colleges getting rid of entrance exams and advanced classes? How does advanced math for 8th graders ”perpetuate racism”?
They certainly are. You think Apple would give $30 mil to some organization that promotes whites?
Yet at every single opportunity Apple sees fit to preach and lecture about causes and human rights til they're blue in the face like they are responsible for the entire world.
Could be your interpretation rather than the “truth” of what was said / communicated.
Entrance exams are not great indicators of college graduation or success in college. HSGPAs (high school GPAs) are a better predictor of performance. There are numerous studies that looked at GPA of HS students and graduation rates in college. They key indicator of success in college is preparedness. A test doesn't show that.
Someone having a bad or good test day is not a good indicator of success.
I have no idea what you are talking about when it comes to eliminating advanced classes where.I am. The opposite is true and with the expansion of AP classes,.co-enrollment in Jr Colleges is also an option. My daughter was enrolled in the JC taking college classes in HS. The classes counted as AP and college credit. Also fulfilled her HS requirements.
Since when have whites been an oppressed or underrepresented group in America???
Never.