Name:   MAJ USA RET - Subject:   Based on the color of their skin Date:   4/22/2023 9:36:06 AM

CONGRATULATIONS TO US ALL - OUR POWER COMPANY IS GOING TO MAKE IMPORTANT DECISIONS FOR US BASED ON THE COLOR OF PEOPLE'S SKIN.

This DIRECTLY taken from page 12 of Southern Company's 2023 Proxy Statement:  (I have added emphasis to SC's DEI statements.)

Our Commitment to Equity

Over the past three years, we have made great strides in advancing our Moving to Equity work. While diversity, equity and inclusion has been a longstanding part of Our Values, we vowed in 2020 to be more intentional and move boldly forward inour actions.

Our five pillars include:

Talent: Our commitment is to increase and improve outreach, recruitment, hiring and retention of diverse talent; help ensure equity in leadership development programs; and maintain diverse candidate slates for leadership roles

Work Environment: We are committed to promoting an actively anti-racist culture and helping ensure all groups are well-represented, included and fairly treated. We want everyone to feel welcomed, valued, respected and heard

Civic Engagement: We are committed to leveraging our influence to address inequity and systemic racism within society and will make political and policy decisions using a consistent process that incorporates Our Values like unquestionable trust and total commitment

Supplier Inclusion: We have a goal to increase total diverse spending to 30% by 2025 and to do business with more diverse companies in our industry and communities

Community Investment and Social Justice: We and our foundations have pledged $225 million through 2025 to advance equity and social justice in our communities. We have aligned our volunteer, giving and community investment strategies to four key areas: education equity, criminal justice equity, economic empowerment and energy empowerment

12 Southern Company 2023 Proxy Statement

Whatever happened to hiring the most qualified people to produce electric power REGARDLESS OF THE COLOR OF THEIR SKIN?