# Amazon Black Employee Network

![Meet 5 Black Amazon employees making remarkable contributions to their community, culture, and company](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/830d671/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F6e%2Fbb%2F78ccd53345a69a86f047b2247e8c%2F2-1-amplify-hero-1.jpg)
- [Meet 5 Black Amazon employees making remarkable contributions to their community, culture, and company](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/meet-5-black-amazon-employees-making-remarkable-contributions-to-the-community-culture-and-company)
![After more than 10 years in retail, he started an AWS internship and is now a cloud support engineer](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/8519dc7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x1102+0+0/resize/1079x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fd7%2Fb7%2Fe784ced8458ca3935b23d5490873%2Fbode-popoola-aws.jpg)
- [After more than 10 years in retail, he started an AWS internship and is now a cloud support engineer](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/starting-a-new-career-from-scratch-with-an-aws-internship)
![AWS’s inclusive culture inspires individuality and acceptance](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/b33a12f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1920x1080+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F61%2F79%2F205846734339930e63074c080117%2Faws-black-history-month.jpg)
- [AWS’s inclusive culture inspires individuality and acceptance](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/awss-inclusive-culture-inspires-individuality-and-acceptance)
![Amazon celebrates the depth and diversity of the Black community](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/486fdfb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1320x743+0+0/resize/1320x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F12%2Fbd%2F4e834a7b42ccb52e6a2b5eab7bac%2Famazon-black-history-month.jpg)
- [Amazon celebrates the depth and diversity of the Black community](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-prime/black-is-remarkable)
![A coffee break became a $150 million pledge to Black businesses](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0c7017d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1334+0+0/resize/1114x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F43%2F1b%2F4afd85b44a7d93c0699fe509c5ff%2Fw1a4129-copy.JPG)
- [A coffee break became a $150 million pledge to Black businesses](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/a-coffee-break-became-a-150-million-pledge-to-black-businesses)
![Amazon commits $150 million to empower Black-owned businesses](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/05360e0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4001x2250+0+0/resize/1320x742!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F32%2F8f%2Fce706acd47eba91bcadba80a5c02%2Fblog-header-bba-full-size.jpg)
- [Amazon commits $150 million to empower Black-owned businesses](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/small-business/amazon-commits-150-million-to-empower-black-entrepreneurs)
![Black history in the making](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0cce7a0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1120x600+0+0/resize/1120x600!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Faf%2Fa5%2F7960b0a34590b19caabce0c2843e%2Fbhm21-email-ean-main-560x300.jpg)
- [Black history in the making](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/company-news/celebrating-entrepreneurs-and-innovators-in-the-black-community)
![Amazon celebrates Black artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/0540d5f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1600x960+0+0/resize/1238x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F18%2F98%2F1bdb788f401d9959b67f6dedfaba%2Fshutterstock-1621616965-bhm.jpg)
- [Amazon celebrates Black artists, entrepreneurs, and innovators](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/black-history-month-2021)
![Amazon teams up with Pharrell and Georgia Tech to launch a new music remix competition ](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/5a26b18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1123+0+0/resize/1320x741!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F33%2F4b%2Fd0c507bd4b3bb20509d419c65f08%2Fscreen-shot-2021-01-18-at-4.37.15%2520PM.png)
- [Amazon teams up with Pharrell and Georgia Tech to launch a new music remix competition ](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazon-teams-up-with-pharrell-and-georgia-tech-to-launch-a-new-music-remix-competition)
![Why Forbes is recognizing this Amazon leader](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/85483b7/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/1115x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2F46%2Fc0%2Fdf52761d48d98512a5eceec4998a%2Fah-image-hero.jpg)
- [Why Forbes is recognizing this Amazon leader](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/why-forbes-is-recognizing-this-amazon-leader)
![Amazon donates $10 million to organizations supporting justice and equity](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/9172e46/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1333+0+0/resize/1115x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Ff5%2F70%2F07c3c5bc469396c7ebe5ecb3f5d1%2Fben-flag-raising.jpg)
- [Amazon donates $10 million to organizations supporting justice and equity](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/policy-news-views/amazon-donates-10-million-to-organizations-supporting-justice-and-equity)
![The history and significance of Juneteenth](https://assets.aboutamazon.com/dims4/default/d49b434/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1364+0+0/resize/1116x743!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.aboutamazon.com%2Fa1%2F75%2F832deefe4b06bbde89011fa371aa%2Fashijohn-seattle-juneteenth-image.jpg)
- [The history and significance of Juneteenth](https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/workplace/the-history-and-significance-of-juneteenth)