Reddit co-founder Ohanian resigns from board, wants a black candidate to take over

(Reuters) - Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian on Friday resigned from the social network firm's board and sought to be replaced by a black candidate. Following Ohanian's post on Reddit, the company's Chief Executive Steve Huffman said the company would "honor" his request and is working to strengthen its content policy to combat racist speech on its platform.Ohanian's decision to step down comes at a time when the United States is witnessing widespread protests against racism and police brutality..