Reddit co-founder, Serena William's husband, quits board; seeks black candidate
Ohanian and Williams
Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, the husband of tennis star Serena Williams, has quit from his seat on the board of the social news company to be given to a black candidate.
Ohanian and Williams married three years ago and have one child.
Ohanian said in an online post that he resigned from the board of Reddit, which he co-founded 15 years ago. He vowed to use any future gains on his stock in the enterprise to serve the black community, predominantly by curbing racial hate.
Ohanian also pledged a million dollars to former NFL star Colin Kaepernick's Know Your Rights Camp.
"It's long overdue to do the right thing," Ohanian said in a video posted online.
"I believe resignation can actually be an act of leadership from people in power right now," the 37-year-old Reddit co-founder said.
"To everyone fighting to fix our broken nation: do not stop."
Reddit chief executive Steve Huffman said in a blog post this week that the online bulletin board is exploring what it can do to give people a voice and be an impetus for change when it comes to racial justice.
Reddit last year "quarantined" a popular forum of supporters of President Donald Trump, claiming users repeatedly violated platform rules by promoting violence.
(with inputs from AFP)