The Tampa Bay Rays announced Friday they've committed $100,000 to six organizations focused on fighting systemic racism in the United States.
Tampa Bay RaysThe Rays organization has committed $100,000 to local groups @CDCofTampa_ @PCUrbanLeague @eji_org Remembrance Project @NAACP5139 @pinellasreentry who fight systemic racism. Please visit our social justice resource guide: https://t.co/irYdBs9eMM #BlackLivesMatter https://t.co/O0S6LaBGDH
It's part of the MLB club's Racial Equity Grant Program, which was created in the wake of the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, while in Minneapolis Police custody in May.