Alexis Ohanian resigns from Reddit board to make way for black candidate
Serena Williams’ husband Alexis Ohanian has resigned as a Reddit boardmember and called on officials to fill his seat with a black candidate to help “curb racial hate”.The tech mogul, who co-founded the social news aggregation site, announced the move in an impassioned statement on Friday, revealing he wanted to do more to support the black community in honour of Alexis Olympia, the two-year-old daughter he shares with tennis icon Williams, who is black. “I have resigned as a member of the reddit board, I have urged them to fill my seat with a black candidate,” Ohanian shared.