Confronting Modern Philanthropy’s Role in Racial Injustice
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As a Black, African non-profit leader navigating the U.S. philanthropy space for over a decade, our Founder and CEO Atti Worku has advocated for racial equity and justice for minority-led organizations. For The Skoll Foundation, we demonstrate why philanthropy is broken and how the global philanthropic community must—and can—change this.
“Like most modern American systems, philanthropy has always existed at the intersection of capitalism and racial injustice, thus perpetuating the same social and economic ills that it promises to fix. This truth may be difficult to digest, accept, and acknowledge, but we must face the flaws of our ecosystem if we truly hope to change the world.”
Read more of the article “Confronting Modern Philanthropy’s Role in Racial Injustice” by Atti Worku and Seeds team member Sibabalwe Mona below.
