Following the success of our Ready for Business Fund with GSBA – Washington’s LGBTQ and allied chamber of commerce – we are expanding the relief effort this spring to provide $2,500 grants to more small businesses seeking financial assistance as the COVID-19 economic crisis continues. The fund is expanding its reach beyond the Seattle metro […]
WA Black Employee Network Builds Youth Programming with NW African American Museum
Last year, we committed to investing more in communities of color to help create an equitable society. As a part of these efforts, we are working with local organizations focused on eradicating injustice and inequity by creating partnerships through our Comcast Black Employee Network (BEN). In Seattle, we are excited to roll out a new program […]
Supporting Our Small BIPOC-Owned Businesses
“It’s important to recognize every ethnic group. I think that it’s important for everyone to take the time to learn about other cultures so that you can understand the world you live in. If you only have one perspective to look at then you’ll never fully understand how we come together more than how we […]
I Joined A Black Employee Network And Here’s What I Found
This article was written by Sylvia Brown, Comcast Technical Supervisor in Liberty Lake, and it originally appeared in the Spokesman-Review’s January print issue of the Black Lens. When I joined Comcast, I agreed to bring my full self to my work which meant I immediately began looking for opportunities to support my community. I was […]
El Centro de la Raza Launches Comcast First Wi-Fi Lift Zone in Seattle
We have officially launched our first Seattle metro area Lift Zone with El Centro de la Raza in Seattle’s Central District to help them address a need for more Wi-Fi connectivity and technology resources in the local Latino community that has been hit so hard by COVID. In addition to the Lift Zone technology, we […]