Last June, millions of Americans took to the streets to show their solidarity with the movement for racial justice. Their actions reverberated in corporate boardrooms, cubicles and sales floors across the country. The resulting philanthropic response ranged from vague lip service to big bets on driving sustainable change. Walmart, the giant Arkansas-based discount retailer with more than 1.5 million full-time employees in the U.S. alone, immediately sounded off on the need for change. That same month, Walmart.org pledged to contribute $100 million over five years to address racial disparities. The commitment founded the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity and gave it the mandate to address the drivers of systemic racism in our society and accelerate change. It adopted tactics including funding advocacy, conducting research, convening stakeholders and developing innovative practices and tools.