Category: Activism
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Marine Mammal Rescue Day
The California State Senate declared April 27th Marine Mammal Rescue Day in 2017. It is an observance and awareness of how we impact our oceans and coastal areas, and highlights our responsibility for its preservation. (Days of the Year) Spring is the height of animal rescue season due to illness and malnutrition…
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NASA, NSF Join Forces to Bolster Student Diversity in Engineering
NASA and the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on an initiative to open new avenues to engineering careers for communities underserved and underrepresented in STEM, through Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs). Engineers are essential to America’s goals to send humans back to the Moon and, eventually, on to…
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Emmy award-winning filmmaker focuses lens on Florida’s struggling springs
Two-part documentary produced by Explica Media spotlights activists’ efforts to save springs from extinction MIAMI — The growing fragility of Florida’s freshwater springs, and the grassroots groups fighting to save these natural waters from extinction, are the focus of a new two-part documentary by Emmy award-winning filmmaker Oscar Corral. View the trailer HERE. Visit the website, and follow the film…
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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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Atlanta-Based Black-Owned Hair Care Brand For Young Men Launches Across 1200+ Target and Walmart Stores
Soon after launching as a DTC brand in December of 2019 with the fast moving global pandemic that followed, Young King Hair Care thoughtfully revised their go-to market strategy, tested various social and digital campaigns and partnered with engaged bloggers and influencers in their community. This pivot led not only to better than expected sales results but…
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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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This Earth Day, No Evil Foods Wants You to Fight Racism by Cutting Out Plastic
Plastic Hurts Minority Communities. Be Eco-Friendly and Anti-Racist by Scaling Back No Evil Foods, a plant-based meat brand, says plastic is racist. Here’s why: Black, Indigenous, and People Of Color (BIPOC) communities are disproportionately affected by environmental racism – particularly by the production, consumption and disposal of plastic in their neighborhoods. No Evil Foods…
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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…