b'Fighting Cancer with Bristol Myers SquibbOver the past few decades, tremendous progress has been made in cancer research; but despite this, African Americans and other ethnic minorities still have higher incidences and worse outcomes from many kinds of cancers. In 2020, Bristol Myers Squibb was the presenting sponsor of the Sports Humanitarian Awards, a program that helped raise awareness of these disparities. Proceeds of the sponsorship benefit the Stuart Scott Memorial Breaking BarriersCancer Research Fund at the V Foundation. In addition to donating more than $1.55 million to with Bank of America help better understand and address the long-term impacts of cancer disparities in minority populations, Bristol Myers Squibb used its media time to draw attention to the importance of cancer research and honor the changemakers that are using sports to make a difference. Looking ForwardPurposeful storytelling is at the heart of what we do at ESPN, and given Crucial conversations on social justice are more importanthow the sports world continues to than ever. To help further this important dialogue, ESPN andrise up to meet societys challenges, The Undefeated worked with Bank of America and Boys andthere will be no shortage of content Girls Clubs of America to host Breaking Barriers, a virtual conversation on racial equality. To commemorate Jackiein the coming year. Building off our Robinson Day, Breaking Barriers explored the intersectionprior successes, Content Integration of baseball and race, along with the current role sports canand Cause Marketing will continue play in furthering the dialogue of social justice and racial equality across the United States. Together with current andto be two major priorities for ESPN former MLB players, this conversation paired the wide reachCorporate Citizenship in 2021, as we and authenticity of ESPN, with the incredible commitmentaugment our financial resourcing of Bank of Americas Lets Rally program on racial equity for the benefit of young people across the country. with powerful narratives. Follow @ESPNCitizenshipwww.espn.com/citizenship 25'