Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos tells employees to cancel meetings on Juneteenth - Business Insider

Founder, Chairman, CEO and President of Amazon Jeff Bezos speaks during an event about Blue Origin's space exploration plans in Washington, U.S., May 9, 2019.Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in a companywide email on Tuesday that he's canceling all of his meetings on Juneteenth, the day commemorating the end of slavery in the US.

Bezos encouraged Amazon employees to do the same to take some time to "reflect, learn, and support each other," according to the email.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more storiesAmazon CEO Jeff Bezos wants employees to use June 19, the day known as Juneteenth commemorating the end of slavery in the US, as a day to "reflect, learn, and support each other," according to an internal email reviewed by Business Insider.

In the email, Bezos said that he's canceling all of his meetings that day, after having spent a lot of time thinking about the recent events that sparked the current Black Lives Matter movement. Although he didn't call it an official day off for the company, he encouraged all employees to cancel their meetings on Friday too, adding the company is offering online learning opportunities about Juneteenth throughout the day.

jeffbezos Amplify Black Lives Matter this Juneteenth! Combat bias and educate your employees on why empathy matters

This is a joke right? I interviewed for an executive position at Amazon headquarters and didn't see ONE Black face in a management position! Please run these ideas by some actual Black executives before publicly announcing these types of 'initiatives.'

Wtf day is 'Juneteenth'

And this just came up under Recently Added in Prime Video. racisminamerica JUNETEENTH2020

Says the MFer who plotted against strike leaders, fired and plotted the character assassination how many black people(?) for demanding personal protective gear against COVID19!

I'm not going to kneel before any Afro-American, I don't owe him anything and I haven't done anything to him either, FORGET ABOUT IT

Slavery has not ended. It continues to be one of the biggest and most prolific evils in the world. Look up modern slavery statistics for proof.

What a joke! JeffBezos bezos is the sleaziest scumbag employer in the US, screwing over blacks, whites, Hispanics, Asians. The only reason he wanted slaves freed was so that he could enslave them.

JeffBezos if you can kindly pay a portion of my student loans I’d greatly appreciate it 🙏🏽 ⭐️

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Stop enslaving blacks, you democrat frauds. Stop using your victimhood strategy to get their votes. Blacks are free, super-talented, and empowered for success.

Strange coming from a XXI century slave master...

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So does your employees get a bonus to go with this PAID day off. Bc they all better still get paid

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AMAZON inc treats their employee like a slave !

So he’s paying for a free day off?

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