Sony Music Group has announced a third round of grants from its Global Social Justice Fund in support of social justice and anti-racist initiatives.

Launched last June, the $100 million fund awarded multiyear grants to ninety organizations across Africa and Latin America, as well as in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In a Q&A published on the Sony Music Group website, Towalame Austin, the company's executive vice president of philanthropy and social impact, said the grants were targeted to charities working in the areas of education, civic and community engagement, civil rights and social justice reform, youth advocacy, LGBTQ+ initiatives, cultural and historical institution preservation, and mental health and wellness.

With the latest grants, the fund has provided cash and in-kind support to more than three hundred organizations around the world. Recipients include the U.S.-based Advancement Project, which supports communities of color working to dismantle the systems that unjustly criminalize and incarcerate people of color; UK-based Key4Life, which runs a crime prevention and rehabilitation program that helps young ex-offenders build resilience, secure employment, and break the cycle of reincarceration; and the Young Urban Arts Foundation, which uses creativity and culture to empower teenage Londoners to raise their aspirations, forge stronger relationships, and take the lead in shaping their futures.

"We understand that racism may appear a little differently within various countries, and often the notion of racial inequities might challenge prevailing beliefs," said Austin. "For these reasons and more, our global teams are focused on supporting organizations that advocate for fairness across civil rights, gender and racial equality, as well as poverty and economic injustice, education, voting rights, and more."

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