49ers CEO Jed York on Saturday issued a statement in response to the ongoing demonstrations across the United States in protest of police brutality following the death of George Floyd at the hands Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin.
York posted the statement on Twitter:
People throughout our country are hurting. Emotions are raw and rightfully so. Heinous acts have been committed in recent weeks. Before we are able to realize impactful change, we must first have the courage and compassion as human beings to come together and acknowledge the problem: black men, women, children and other oppressed minorities continue to be systematically discriminated against. The 49ers organization is committing to support the legislative priorities of the Players Coalition and to donation $1 million to local and national organizations who are creating change.
The 49ers also donated $1 million to local charities to fight social inequality in 2016, the month after Colin Kaepernick began protesting police brutality during the national anthem.