In addition to the investments they’ve already made, the company has also established new programs for their employees, customers, and communities. The donations to nationally-known organizations are just one prong of T-Mobile’s Equity In Action commitments. Additionally, as part of a $25 million commitment that had previously been made to drive their broad diversity and inclusion work, they immediately donated to five organizations: NUL, NAN, NAACP, Rainbow PUSH Coalition, and NCBCP for a total of $1.25 million. Witt noted that in response to the murder of George Floyd last year, both T-Mobile and their employees (through a matching program), donated to the NAACP’s Legal Defense Fund for a total of $550,000. This meant rethinking Equity In Action across its entire business. The widespread outrage surrounding the murders of unarmed Black people and subsequent protests for racial and economic justice compelled T-Mobile to use its platform and voice to drive action and expand its existing diversity and inclusion commitments. As of September 2021, they have connected more than 3 million K–12 students across the country.
OUSD is just one of the thousands of school districts T-Mobile hopes Project 10Million will reach with free or highly subsidized data plans to Bridge the Digital Divide. With the help of Project 10Million, Witt said OUSD improved its student connectivity rate from 12% to 98%. T-Mobile and #OaklandUndivided worked together with OUSD to give hotspots and wireless devices to students. “This left a huge disparity between those prepared with the tools for meaningful remote learning and those without,” Witt explained. As one of the most diverse in the country, one-third of OUSD’s students are learning English for the first time, and almost 9 out of 10 low-income students in its K–12 schools lack home internet connections. Via T-MobileThrough this initiative, T-Mobile partners with districts like California’s 35,000-student Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) to ensure students have equitable access to the tools they need to excel in school. To ensure everyone can participate in our increasingly digital world and the 5G economy, T-Mobile launched Project 10Million, a $10.7 billion campaign to give fast, reliable internet to 10 million student households in underserved communities.
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T-Mobile's inaugural 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report details their full scope of ESG initiatives, from post-disaster aid in Puerto Rico to climate risk mitigation to programs that invest in youth entrepreneurship like the Changemaker Challenge. But acknowledging this interconnectedness doesn’t preclude the company from giving big and taking bold steps to create a connected world where everyone can thrive. We strive to close the digital divide promote diversity, equity, and inclusion inside and outside our walls and build a more sustainable future.”Īs we look ahead to 2022 and beyond, Witt noted that the challenges facing people and the planet cannot be solved by one company, sector, or country. “T-Mobile makes that change by focusing our efforts on three key areas. “We don’t wait for change, we make it,” said Brigitta Witt, T-Mobile's vice president of social impact and sustainability. When it comes to mobilizing communities to spread kindness to one another, T-Mobile doesn’t just talk about making the world a more joyous, equitable place-they deliver when it matters most. In the video, it appears as though the gentleman asks Drake, “Are you famous?” and the woman to his left who appears to be his wife, adds, “Who are you?” Sitting to Drake’s left was an older couple who didn't understand why he was getting so much attention. Houston Rockets game, sitting courtside to support fellow Torontonian, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Thunder.īefore the Rockets were ready to hit the court, a camera crew posted up in front of Drake and he responded with a nonchalant peace sign. On Wednesday, he was in Oklahoma for the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. That’s truly rarified Canadian air.ĭrake is also a huge NBA fan and is a regular sight at Toronto Raptors games. He’s even ranked higher than William Shatner from “Star Trek” and actor Seth Rogen. His massive fame and sheer number of huge hits earned him the number 12 spot on Insider’s list of Best Canadians of All Time. 4 on Spotify’s most-streamed artists in 2021 and is the 27th most popular human being on social media with more than 192 million followers. Drake is one of the most famous people on the planet.