Kaiser Permanente donates $100M to help Black-owned businesses

Kaiser Permanente is putting its money where its mouth is in standing up to systemic racism in America. The Oakland-based health giant announced a series of actions on Friday, including $60 million in joint investments and $40 million in grant funding to support businesses owned by Black and other underrepresented individuals. The effort is part of a wider, organization-wide push to address inequity and racism. Kaiser will work with three organizations to support businesses "to help close the racial…