George and Amal Clooney donate $1 million to Southern Poverty Law Center

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1. JPMorgan pledges up to $2 million to fight racism, support human rights

More good news for the SPLC http://www.politicususa.com/2017/08/21/jpmorgan-pledges-2-million-fight-racism-support-human-rights.html

NEW YORK (Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co said on Monday it will contribute up to $2 million to fight racism and support human rights in light of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that led to violence and the death of a protester.

The sum includes $500,000 each to the Southern Poverty Law Center and the Anti-Defamation League “to further their work in tracking, exposing and fighting hate groups and other extremist organizations,” Peter Scher, head of corporate responsibility wrote in a memo to employees that was provided to Reuters by the company.

As much as $1 million more will be contributed in two-for-one matches of donations by employees to “a wide range of human and civil rights organizations,” according to the memo.

The bank is also contributing $50,000 to the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.