Category: Community
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Female scientists honored at Feinstein Institute’s AWSM luncheon
Organization has raised more than $1M to support female scientists
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Black Women Leaders Speak Up and Out on Money and the “MeToo” Movement
“Why is it when white women tell their truth, it’s all over the media,” says Dr. Venus Opal Reese, creator of the Black Woman Millionaire Tour and author of the best-selling book by the same name. “Based on conversations I have had with hundreds of black women leaders and entrepreneurs who have attended tour stops…
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Award-Winning Documentary Series The Visionaries to Feature Friends of the Children
New documentary to air nationwide as nonprofit celebrates 25 years and expands nationally
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Public School Advocacy Foundation CEO Issues Statement on Gun Violence
A call for focus on solutions over rhetoric.
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Lost And Censured Murals Of Los Angeles That Exposed Unequal Treatment Of Mexicans And Mexican Americans
“¡Murales Rebeldes! L.A. Chicana/o Murals under Siege” provides historical backdrop to issues of social justice that continue to plague California and the nation today
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On World Water Day 2018, Colgate Asks People To Turn Off The Faucet While Brushing
Colgate Teams Up with Michael Phelps and Announces New Sponsorship of the #RunningDry Initiative to Share the Save Water Message
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Wild Animal Sanctuary adds 9,004 acres to its Colorado operation
SPRINGFIELD, Colo. /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Wild Animal Sanctuary has completed the purchase of a 9,004-acre ranch located in southeastern Colorado near the agricultural community of Springfield. With more than 460 lions, tigers, bears, wolves and other rescued animals currently residing at the non-profit organization’s facility near Keenesburg, Colorado, the need for additional space drove the organization to seek…
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Getty Images Transforms Iconic Watermark Into Support for Global Water Issues on World Water Day
NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Getty Images, a world leader in visual communication, today released a unique collection of images – Watermarks for Water – kicking off an initiative that aims to help raise awareness and funds for the global water crisis by transforming the iconic Getty Images watermark. When a collection image is licensed at www.watermarksforwater.com,…
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The Root Announces 2018 Young Futurist List Recognizing The 25 Young African-American Leaders Shaping Our Future
NEW YORK, /PRNewswire/ — The Root, the premier news and culture publication for black America, is proud to unveil its 2018 class of Young Futurists, a distinction reserved for the best and brightest young African Americans, ages 15 to 22. The seventh edition of the annual list shines a light on the efforts and achievements of…
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Mister Rogers Forever Stamp Dedicated Today
PITTSBURGH, March 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — It really is “a beautiful day in the neighborhood” now that the U.S. Postal Service has immortalized Mister Rogers on a Forever stamp. Please share the news using the hashtag #MisterRogersStamp. Postmaster General Megan J. Brennan dedicated the stamp honoring Fred Rogers today at the studio named in his…