On Friday, February 26, Google.org announced a grant of $1 million to Bryan Stevenson and the nonprofit he founded, Equal Justice Initiative. And I could not be happier to hear it. The grant, “to push America to confront its violent racial history,” will help fund online public education programs, as well as Stevenson’s efforts to create civil rights landmarks such as the nation’s first lynching memorial and memorial markers at lynching sites. Stevenson is an experienced and credible leader, as well as an inspiration. If you are not already familiar with his work, I strongly recommend reading his book Just Mercy (reviewed here by the New York Times), or taking a few moments to watch his TED talk.