Category: race relations
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American Honda Foundation Collaborative is Boosting STEAM Interest and Learning Among Young Black and Latino Men
The American Honda Foundation committed $2.5 million over a five-year period when it established the Honda STEAM Collaborative, a cradle-to-college and career pipeline for young Black and Latino men in the Greater Los Angeles area. The funding provided resources and support to eight nonprofit educational organizations in the areas of science, technology, engineering, arts and…
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Hyundai Motor America Selects Culture Brands as its African American Marketing Agency of Record
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., May 7, 2021 – Hyundai Motor America has selected independent and minority- and female-owned Culture Brands as its African American marketing agency of record. Culture Brands will provide strategic marketing solutions for reaching and engaging African American audiences more effectively and will begin work this month with the launch of the all-new 2022 Tucson. Hyundai…
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NASA Celebrates Asian American, Pacific Islander Heritage Month
This May, NASA celebrates the contributions of its Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) employees – past and present – with a variety of internal and external events and products centered around the theme: Advancing Leaders Through Purpose-Driven Service. “Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders make valuable contributions to every aspect of our society,…
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Mother and Daughter Author/Illustrator Debut Children’s Book to Celebrate Asian American Culture and Pride
“If you don’t see the book you want on the shelf, write it.” Beverly Cleary SAN DIEGO, April 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Author Christine Paik (https://www.christinepaik.com/) followed the late Ms. Cleary’s advice, after wishing there were more Asian American books for herself growing up and now, for her own children. With the recent rise in Anti-Asian rhetoric and hate…
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Executive Leadership Council Statement on George Floyd Murder Verdict
The Executive Leadership Council has released the following statement today in response to the verdict in the George Floyd murder trial. “The brutal killing of George Floyd will stand as a glaring example of the wholesale reform of criminal justice and full inclusion that is still needed in all aspects of society. The Executive Leadership Council and our entire…
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Short Film ‘IN THE VISIBLE’ Is Now Available On YouTube
DIRECTOR NATASHA LEE AND PRODUCER LUCIA TRAN EXAMINE THE AAPI EXPERIENCE IN AMERICA LOS ANGELES — Short documentary film IN THE VISIBLE is now available on YouTube. Director Natasha Lee and Producer Lucia Tran assembled an all-volunteer, all Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) identifying crew in the days following the March 16, 2021, mass shooting of six AAPI…
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North Carolina A&T State University Wins Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, the Premier HBCU Academic Competition
TORRANCE, Calif. North Carolina A&T bested 63 other HBCU teams to win the 2021 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship and a $75,000 institutional grant To watch the HCASC National Championship Tournament games, visit HCASC.com Countless hours of preparation paid off for the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University team which earned top honors…
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Black Workers Lose Ground on Living-Wage Jobs in March, According to LISEP
‘Functional unemployment’ for Blacks reaches six-month high The percentage of Black Americans unable to find a living-wage job climbed to its highest level in six months, even while other segments of the population enjoyed marginal improvement, according to an analysis released today by the Ludwig Institute for Shared Economic Prosperity (LISEP). In its monthly True…
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Comerica Bank Launches National Initiative to Combat Violence Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
Committing $100,000 to Nonprofit Organizations to Support Asian American and Pacific Islander Seniors Comerica Bank announced a national program to counter the rise in racially motivated violence targeting the elderly of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities that has occurred since the COVID-19 pandemic began. Comerica’s newly created Asian Senior Citizens Anti-Violence Initiative…
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Association of Black Cardiologists Condemns Violent Attacks and Racism Against Asian Americans
The Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC) and our cardiovascular partners are stunned and saddened by the mass murder of eight women, six of Asian descent, in Atlanta. The killings highlight the horrific rise in hate crimes and violence against Asian Americans since the pandemic began. While this population, like Blacks and Hispanics, has long been subject…