Category: the Bridge
Bridging the gap between race, gender, philosophies… leading to understanding!
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CAMP BETTY: HOW FIRST LADY BETTY FORD AND THE BETTY FORD CENTER TRANSFORMED ADDICTION RECOVERY
Book Authored by Founding Director of The Betty Ford Center, John Schwarzlose, to be Released in June 2022 by 4th Dimension Publishing, LLC LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — Camp Betty is a historical memoir told by John Schwarzlose, the first and only CEO of The Betty Ford Center, who shared in the groundbreaking to the worldwide credibility of the gold standard in substance use…
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Realtor.com® Drives to “Close the Gap” of Homeownership in America
Realtor.com® is donating the first $100,000 to the Homeownership Council of America’s new Equity DPA Fund and matching donations of those who respond to its Closing the Gap Challenge SANTA CLARA, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — In April, we celebrate National Fair Housing Month, but data shows the realities of inequality and a history of discriminatory policies are still blocking homeownership…
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Boeing Celebrates 1 Million DreamLearners Participants
NORTH CHARLESTON —The Boeing Company is excited to announce that the company’s DreamLearners program has reached more than 1 million participants since the program began in 2012. Elected officials, representatives from Boeing and the Charleston County School District (CCSD) celebrated the milestone at North Charleston Elementary School Wednesday, where they were joined by dozens of students who…
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AMERICAN EGG BOARD UNVEILS 45TH ANNUAL FIRST LADY’S COMMEMORATIVE EGG
America’s Egg Farmers Honor Dr. Jill Biden’s Commitment to Ensuring Education for All at White House Easter Egg Roll and Donate Over 100,000 Eggs to Annual Event and Local Foodbank WASHINGTON /PRNewswire/ — The American Egg Board (AEB), on behalf of America’s egg farmers, has unveiled the 2022 First Lady’s Commemorative Egg, a symbolic gift for Dr. Jill…
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Ida Byrd-Hill Launches Front-Liner Campaign, “Train to Be a Tech Superhero Like Miranda”
Corporations, dismissing the value of Front-Liners, have caused The Great Resignation – a demonstration of Front-Liner Power. DETROIT /PRNewswire/ — Front-Liners, mainly Black and low-income, have discovered they have options – gig work, unionization or better paying careers. Many front-liners are making more money as gig workers than their regular jobs. A Lyft driver earned $57,000 in 2021, $30,000 more than her…
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THE SKIN OF COLOR SOCIETY (SOCS) SUCCESSFULLY HELD ITS 18TH ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM FEATURING LATEST RESEARCH & INSIGHTS FROM LEADING EXPERTS AND YOUNG RESEARCHERS ON KEY ISSUES IN SKIN OF COLOR DERMATOLOGY
High-interest presentations covered AI in Dermatology, Dermoscopy in Scarring Alopecia, Physician Leadership in Advancing Equity, Aesthetics in Skin of Color, Keloids, Pigmentary Disorders, Diagnostic Bias and other topics relevant to patients of color CHICAGO /PRNewswire/ — The Skin of Color Society, (SOCS), the world’s leading professional organization dedicated to advancing skin of color dermatology through research, education, mentorship…
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BabyLiveAdvice partners with the National Black Doula Association to provide virtual telehealth support to minority BIPOC mothers of Georgia from pregnancy to infancy
LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — In honor of National Minority Health Month and Black Maternal Health Week, BabyLiveAdvice (BLA) is proud to announce the completion of an important maternal telehealth project that will soon be launching its second phase, both bringing free virtual telehealth support to minority mothers during pregnancy and postpartum. Last year, BLA received a large grant…
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New study and interactive map point to environmental justice disparities (and solutions) in land conservation
Newswise — A new study in Environmental Research Letters shows striking disparities in the distribution of conserved land across multiple dimensions of social marginalization in New England – and creates a tool to help address them. In a New England-wide analysis, the researchers found that communities in the lowest income quartile, and communities with the highest proportions of people…
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First Night of Passover
First Night of Passover Here’s to a meaningful seder and a Happy #Passover Passover, also called Pesach (/ˈpɛsɑːx, ˈpeɪ-/; Biblical Hebrew: חַג הַפֶּסַח Ḥag hapPesaḥ), is a major Jewish holiday that celebrates the exodus of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt, which occurs on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Nisan, the first month of Aviv, or spring. The word Pesach or Passover can also refer to the Korban Pesach, the paschal lamb that was offered…
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JOHNNIE WALKER TAPS BRITTANY HOWARD AND MULTI-HYPHENATE ARTIST TIA P. TO CREATE OFFICIAL ANTHEM FOR ANGEL CITY FC
The Anthem release marks the continuation of Johnnie Walker’s ongoing efforts to celebrate firsts, and to fund and mentor people and organizations moving culture forward NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Today, Johnnie Walker, the most popular Scotch Whisky brand in the world, has announced the launch of First Strides, a long-term initiative that aims to celebrate, inspire and enable those…