U.S. Bank Pledges $1M Donation to Smithsonian’s African American Museum
By WI Web Staff
The Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank announced a five-year, $1 million investment in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in northwest D.C.
The investment marks the bank’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, which brings strengthen the communities it serves, bank officials said.
“Through this support of the National Museum, we hope these historical stories and rich culture experiences will continue to inspire many for generations,” Andy Cecere, U.S. Bancorp chair, said in a statement.
Greg Cunningham, U.S. Bank’s global head of diversity and inclusion, who recently toured the museum, said he hopes all 74,000 U.S. Bank employees will find time to visit the museum.
“One of our core values is this notion that we draw strength from diversity,” Cunningham said. “I feel like every American should see it at some point.”
This article originally appeared in The Washington Informer.
Let’s see: a bank corp with assets of more than $450 billion (billion with a “b”) pledging $200K per year for five years. Sounds like more of a write off by a single high level corporate executive than a societal investment by the country’s seventh largest bank. It’s a start.
Stephenie K Smith Raymond Doswell
WOW !
EVERY BANK THAT PROFITED OFF OF SLAVERY SHOULD DONATE TO EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM.