Comcast Emphasizes Commitment to Diversity

Comcast will extend its commitment to workforce and programming diversity to millions more Americans after it buys Time Warner Cable, Comcast Executive Vice President-Chief Diversity Officer David Cohen wrote in a blog post Friday. The media company has a "clear and proven track record of serving" and reflecting diverse communities, including through its board of directors, Cohen wrote. Twenty-two percent of Comcast and NBCUniversal's workforce is African-American, he said. The number of African-Americans increased by 20 percent in director-level jobs and by 26 percent at the vice president level, from 2010 to 2013, he said. Comcast and NBCUniversal spent $1.3 billion in 2013 with diverse vendors, he said. Cohen said Comcast carries 15 networks focused on the African-American community and supported the launch of Aspire and Revolt, African American-led networks, in 2012 and 2013. Internet Essentials, a broadband adoption program, connected more than 1.8 million low-income Americans to the Internet, he said.