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I've resigned as a member of the reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate, + I will use future gains on my Reddit stock to serve the black community, chiefly to curb racial hate, and I’m starting with a pledge of $1M to @kaepernick7’s @yourrightscamp

— Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀 (@alexisohanian) June 5, 2020
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— Alexis Ohanian Sr. 🚀 (@alexisohanian) June 5, 2020

Ohanian, 37, also urged everyone \"fighting to fix our broken nation\" to continue, and added, \"I believe resignation can actually be an act of leadership from people in power.\"

The tech mogul married Williams, 38, in 2017. Their daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., is 2 years old.

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