Category: Activism
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Pressed Honors Black History Month Through Local Artist Collaborations that Support Food Accessibility
The limited-edition label collection featuring artwork from three Black female artists will be available for purchase in all Pressed locations throughout the month of February This Black History Month, Pressed is raising food accessibility awareness with the help of three Black female artists who are passionate about increasing food accessibility within their communities. Working to benefit local…
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WATCH This Before You Share That MLK Jr. Quote Out of Context
In a stunning tribute to the legacy of MLK Jr, author and performance poet, J Mase III has released a poem we all need to hear. Aided by a haunting animation from the design team at Creative Devs, that is gorgeous and grotesque, he tells the story of what happens when we reinvent figures like MLK…
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Undeniable Truth – Digital Magazine Dedicated to Exposing Historical Wrong and Misnomers Is Here
We cannot afford to continue pretending like nothing is wrong in a world full of better-than-them attitudes and arrogant behaviors built on erroneous and deceptive history. We cannot focus on the search of a planet conducive for living to the complete neglect of the divisive, selfish, arrogant, and destructive history that continues to set humanity…
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Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died | GMA
Good Morning America The South African activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and contemporary of Nelson Mandela helped end apartheid and became an iconic spiritual leader. He was 90 years old. #GMA #SouthAfrica #ArchbishopDesmondTutu https://tnc.network/the-bridge/
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Georgia Power Foundation announces $500,000 to support UNCF during annual Mayor’s Masked Ball
Company launches scholarship fund to support leadership development, career readiness for African American college students in Georgia This weekend, leaders from Georgia Power announced a series of historic grants from The Georgia Power Foundation to UNCF to support HBCUs across the state. Over the next five years, the Foundation will award $500,000Â in grants to assist…
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HARD ROCK INTERNATIONAL’S 22nd ANNUAL PINKTOBER CAMPAIGN BREAKS FUNDRAISING RECORDS
Hard Rock Raised Funds for Breast Cancer Research with Merchandise, Events, Menus and More Hard Rock today announced that its 22nd annual PINKTOBER campaign raised over $700,000 representing the largest amount Hard Rock has fundraised since the program began in 2000 and donating millions of dollars towards breast cancer research throughout the history of the campaign. All company…
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Elkay Announces 4th Annual Sternberg Philanthropy Award Winners
The prestigious award recognizes one outstanding employee’s commitment to giving back with a $5000 cash donation to their favorite charity Elkay is happy to announce the 2021 Sternberg Philanthropy Award winner is Carol Partington, Elkay Corporate Senior Manager of Total Benefits, for her committed support of Sharing Connections Furniture Bank located in Downers Grove, Illinois. Sharing Connections…
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Catholic Charities USA Launches Campaign Designed to Increase Awareness for Its Life-Sustaining Work
Nonprofit aims to build on last year’s success in helping more than 15 million people Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), one of the country’s largest social service providers, launched a national campaign this week designed to increase awareness for the life-sustaining work provided by its 167 member agencies in 3,500 locations across the U.S. Known as “Lift,” the…
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Transforming The Lives Of The Homeless
Non-Profit Furnishes Homes for the Previously Homeless Holds Holiday Deco Day Reveals Home makeovers are popular. But imagine the transformation in lives that occurs when a once homeless individual or family receives the gift of a beautifully decorated home. This becomes more than a makeover. It meets a need—helping homeless people make their homes more than…
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Former police chief faces possible 12-year sentence for assaulting suspect after rescuing baby from drowning
Former MO Police Chief, Greg Hallgrimson shares his story on the Shawn Ryan Show FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Former Greenwood police chief, Greg Hallgrimson shares his detailed account of the incident on The Shawn Ryan Show. Host Shawn Ryan, former Navy SEAL and CIA Contractor, asks hard questions in an emotional interview. Watch the full interview on Vigilance Elite’s YouTube channel.…