The search giant also said it would hire more people in Atlanta, Washington, Chicago and London, add more support for its Black workers and establish internal anti-racism programs for all employees, according to a Wednesday blog post. Black workers and other people of color have long pointed out the lack of diversity in Silicon Valley companies like Google, Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. Those calls have been amplified by the protests against systemic racism and police violence sweeping the nation in the aftermath of the death last month of George Floyd at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Google executives have said diversity in the workforce is a priority, but gains haven't been fast enough for many activists and employees. The percentage of Black employees at Google grew to just 3.7% in 2020 from 2.4% in 2014, according to the company's annual diversity report.