Day: July 23, 2021
-
Student artwork decorates South Central Extension corridor
Phoenix, AZ – Cities become more vibrant and inviting when public art is on display and the South Central community is no different. As construction on the South Central Extension/Downtown Hub project continues, Valley Metro is finding ways to enhance the area through art. Students from three different schools in south Phoenix created several pieces…
-
NASA Awards Launch Services Contract for the Europa Clipper Mission
NASA has selected Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) of Hawthorne, California, to provide launch services for Earth’s first mission to conduct detailed investigations of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The Europa Clipper mission will launch in October 2024 on a Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The…
-
Tokyo 2020: Â Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Tokyo 2020 The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and branded as Tokyo 2020 is an ongoing international multi-sport event that is currently being held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013. Originally scheduled…
-
In a Post #BlackTikTokStrike World, Creators of Color Have a Home at TipSnaps, the First Black-owned Creator Platform
TipSnaps, the Black-Owned alternative to OnlyFans and Patreon, is in the vanguard of a new era in Creator Monetization. With #BlackTikTokStrike sending shockwaves through the online landscape, it is clear that Black and Brown creators feel disrespected and underserved by current platforms. These creatives are the beating heart of all social media, and they are…
-
Five Bay Area Counties Join Forces to Campaign to Push for Equity in Black Maternal Health and Infant Health
Five Bay Area counties — Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, Santa Clara and Solano — announced #DeliverBirthJustice (DeliverBirthJustice.org), a regional public awareness campaign that puts birth justice for Black families front and center in the fight for racial justice in the Bay Area. The regional campaign highlights racism as a crisis that results in the deaths of Black women and…
-
The CROWN Coalition Takes Action To Dismantle Hair Discrimination In Swimming
Swim Cap Ban Underscores Importance of Passing National CROWN Act (Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair) Legislation #THECROWNACT Dove and National Urban League, founding members of The CROWN Coalition, an alliance founded to end race-based hair discrimination and the official founders of the CROWN Act movement, have taken action stemming from a July 2nd decision by…