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Itch.io offers 700 games in a pay-what-you-want racial justice bundle
Itch.io is supporting racial justice and equality with a 700-game pay-what-you-want bundle that donates proceeds to social groups.
NAACP encourages people to #LogOutFacebook after Senate report
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has returned a donation to Facebook and encouraged its partners and supporters to log out of the social network, Instagram and WhatsApp for one week in the wake of a Senate report on Russian election interference. The report's authors determined Russian actors had targeted African-Americans and tried to suppress voter turnout for the 2016 presidential election.
Danny Glover is advising Airbnb's diversity efforts
When he isn't busy raising awareness for pseudobulbar affect (PBA) and generally being too old for shit, actor Danny Glover will be advising Airbnb. It's part of the push the short-term rental company is making to promote staying in communities of color. He'll be joining the NAACP in Airbnb's work to educate, train and "take advantage of the economic opportunity of hosting" on the service, according to a statement.
Airbnb and NAACP partner to boost minority-hosted rentals
Airbnb is doing everything it can to repair its image after a racist host cancelled a reservation earlier this month. The next step of that is to help people of color rent out their homes or spare rooms. "Under the new partnership, Airbnb and the NAACP will conduct targeted outreach to communities of color to help more people use their homes to earn extra income," the NAACP writes.
