The co-founder of Reddit, Alexis Ohanian leaves the board and asks for his successor to be black.

Just recently Ohanian blasted the company for allowing racism to thrive on his popular blog platform.
On Friday Alexis, who is married to tennis star Serena William tweeted,

“It is long overdue to do the right thing. I am doing this for me, for my family and for my country. I am saying this as a father who needs to answer his black daughter when she asks, ‘What did you do.’”

Alexis Ohanian and tennis star Serena Williams have a 2-year-old daughter together. Ohanian also added that he will use his gains from Reddit to serve black community.

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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.

A post shared by Alexis Ohanian Sr. (@alexisohanian) on Jun 5, 2020 at 9:24am PDT