Category: the Bridge
Bridging the gap between race, gender, philosophies… leading to understanding!
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National Battle of the Bands Announces Toyota as New Presenting Sponsor
NBOTB teams up with longtime HBCU supporter Toyota to fuel scholarships for music, arts, and education HOUSTON, April 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — National Battle of the Bands (NBOTB) today announced its 2022 presenting sponsorship from Toyota Motor North America (Toyota) in support of the legendary event and its historic marching bands. This partnership enables Toyota to leverage its…
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MEET MASON MACKIE: A 21ST CENTURY YOUNG RENAISSANCE MAN GROUNDED IN STEM
A new STEM Global Action Today article tells the incredible story of Mason Mackie, a young Black youth who is mastering STEM, academics and acting. Already, Mason has appeared in movies, Body Cam and The Banker, and is tied for #1 in his class at the challenging Patrick F. Taylor Science and Technology Academy. Mason, 17, is the…
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FANS, CELEBRITIES AND ANIMAL LOVERS WORLDWIDE TO LAUNCH THE #DorisDay100 CHALLENGE HELPING ANIMALS IN NEED
Social Media Campaign to Run on the Star’s “Would-Have-Been” 100th Birthday – April 3, 2022 – with a Donation Match to Aid Ukrainian Animal Relief LOS ANGELES, April 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Legendary actress-singer Doris Day may no longer be with us, but her legacy continues through the Doris Day Animal Foundation, a grant-giving charity that supports animal welfare programs all over…
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CVS Health Environmental, Social and Governance Report Details 2021 Progress
WOONSOCKET, R.I. /PRNewswire/ — CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) today announced the release of its annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report – Healthy 2030 – detailing how the company is helping create a healthier and more sustainable world. “In 2021 we made significant progress towards our Healthy 2030 goals, with a particular focus on addressing health equity and protecting the environment,”…
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Political motivation often comes down to personal assessment of other races’ deservingness
Newswise — While maybe not racially prejudiced, a broad swath of American citizens nonetheless do and say things that racists do, according to a new study. “Everyday people are implicated, not because they are racist but because they possess certain values that lock in disadvantage for African Americans,” wrote Darren Davis, the Snyder Family Mission Professor…
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Actor Major Dodson Partners with United Nations for National Autism Awareness Month
Major Dodson Speaks About Living with Autism in Hollywood LOS ANGELES, March 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — April is National Autism Awareness Month and Major Dodson, the main character in the new film Tyson’s Run produced by Planet 9 Productions tells the story of autistic high school student Tyson Hollerman. Major plays Tyson, an unathletic boy with autism who strives to become an…
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George Washington University professors are available to discuss multiple aspects of the Ukrainian refugee situation
Amir Afkhami, associate professor of public health, is an expert on psychiatry and the impact of conflict on mental health. Dr. Afkhami conceived and led the U.S. State Department’s Iraq Mental Health Initiative and can explore the traumatic psychiatric effect the war in Ukraine could have on the millions escaping the conflict. Daina Stukuls Eglitis,…
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Durham-Based Nurse Practitioner Launches New IV Hydration Business
Anti-Anxiety and Recovery Drips being promoted in light of UNC vs. Duke in Final Four DURHAM, NC, UNITED STATES Janze Taylor, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, and nursing doctoral student, launches her first business venture today with Embodi Hydration & Wellness at 3115 Academy Road, Suite B, Durham. Taylor opens her wellness center with a mission to empower Durham,…
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Remarks by President Biden at Signing of H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act”
Rose Garden: March 29, 2022 4:11 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: (The bill is signed.) All right. It’s law. (Applause.) (The President moves to the podium.) Thank you. It’s a little unusual to do the bill signing, not say anything and then speak, but that’s how we set it up. Well, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. …
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Biden Signs the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into Law!
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is a United States federal legislation that makes lynching a federal hate crime. The bill was named after 14-year-old Emmett Till, who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, sparking national and international outrage. A federal antilynching bill in some form had been in discussion for over a century and had been proposed hundreds of times. Past attempts…