The American internet entrepreneur, Alexis Ohanian, is known for impeccable achievements in his entrepreneurial projects. Ohanian has overcome many hardships and challenges by working during his entrepreneurial journey. The tech figure, along with his college friend, founded the popular online community platform, Reddit. The online community project was a huge success for Ohanian as Reddit became popular among the audiences.

However, Ohanian later decided to sell his entrepreneurial project and resigned from the company’s board. The Reddit cofounder also urged the board to replace him with a black candidate. The WNBA star, Dijonai Carrington, was also impressed with Ohanian’s decision and she later had a conversation with him.

Alexis Ohanian talks about his conversation with Dijonai Carrington

The American internet entrepreneur previously surprised the people by announcing his decision to resign from Reddit’s board in 2020. Alexis Ohanian further urged the company to appoint a black candidate in order to fill his position on the board. The tech figure has always worked for the welfare of the black community. Ohanian further showcased his support by announcing his decision about the company.

As a result, a plethora of fans were impressed by the gesture shown by the Reddit cofounder. Even, the American basketball player, Dijonai Carrington, was delighted to see Ohanian’s support towards the black community. Carrington further had a conversation with the Reddit cofounder where they talked about various social issues including racism in various companies. The WNBA star took to her social to talk about the social issue as she stated, “How many people in places of power in your office are Black?”

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Carrington went on to say, “How many Black colleagues does your company have?” The American basketball player further appreciated Ohanian’s decision and his efforts for the black community. Carrington stated, “THIS IS LEADERSHIP.”

Ohanian recently reminisced about this powerful conversation on his Instagram stories as he stated, “Throwback! I had a great call with @dijonai today. Follow her!”

Ohanian’s initiatives for eradicating racial hate

After announcing his decision, the tech figure urged his company to replace him with a black person in order to fill the position of the Reddit board. Ohanian further made a nice gesture towards the community by announcing his decision to contribute funds for their welfare. The American entrepreneur stated that he contributed his gains from his Reddit stock for the welfare of the black community.

Ohanian also said that he will make a donation of $1 million to the American civil rights activist, Colin Kaepernick’s project ‘Know Your Rights Camp’. The Reddit cofounder has constantly made such initiatives to eradicate racism.

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