Category: the Bridge
Bridging the gap between race, gender, philosophies… leading to understanding!
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PURINA SUPPORTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SURVIVORS AND PETS WITH SPECIALLY MARKED PACKAGING DURING NATIONAL PET MONTH
Through the Purple Leash Project, Purina and the nonprofit RedRover aim to make 25 percent of domestic violence shelters pet-friendly by 2025 ST. LOUIS, May 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — In honor of National Pet Month in May, Purina is deepening its support of the Purple Leash Project by offering specially marked packaging from several of its flagship…
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PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK HOSTS FIRST-EVER NATIONAL PANCAN PURPLESTRIDE, THE ULTIMATE EVENT TO END PANCREATIC CANCER
Celebrities, Survivors, Caregivers, and Supporters Join Forces on One Big Day to Raise Awareness and Critical Funds for the World’s Toughest Cancer LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN) hosted its largest annual fundraiser, PanCAN PurpleStride, the ultimate event to end pancreatic cancer. For the first time ever in the organization’s history of PurpleStride fundraising events,…
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Morehouse College Students Earn Top Honors at 33rd Honda Campus All-Star Challenge, America’s Premier HBCU Academic Competition
Morehouse bested more than 60 HBCU teams to win the 2022 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge (HCASC) National Championship and a $75,000 institutional grant Kentucky State University, Oakwood University and Tuskegee University finish in the top four Joshua Ernest of Winston-Salem State University selected by fellow competitors to receive Ernest C. Jones Sportsperson Award To rewatch the HCASC National Championship Tournament games, visit HCASC.com TORRANCE,…
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Lemonada Media Launches Debut Podcast from BEING Studios Audio Reality™ “BEING Trans” — Reality TV For Your Ears
Premiering Today, The First Series from the Studio Follows Four Transgender People Living in Los Angeles Listen to the First Two Episodes HERE LOS ANGELES /PRNewswire/ — From Lemonada Media, the podcast network that makes life suck less, comes BEING Trans — the debut series from the network’s BEING Studios, the first audio reality™ podcast studio where audio meets reality TV. The…
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UW-Milwaukee to honor Willem Dafoe with honorary doctorate at 2022 commencement
Dafoe will be the featured speaker at both of the university’s commencement ceremonies Newswise — Academy Award nominated actor Willem Dafoe will return to his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, on Sunday, May 22, to receive an honorary Doctor of Arts degree and be the featured speaker at the university’s two commencement ceremonies. Dafoe…
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Critically Acclaimed Author Walter Mosley to Speak at Knox College Class of 2022 Commencement
Honorary Degree Recipients at Commencement and the Inauguration of President C. Andrew McGadney also Announced GALESBURG, Ill., April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Knox College is announcing today that Walter Mosley, one of the most versatile and admired writers in America, is the speaker for the institution’s 2022 Commencement on Sunday, June 5, 2022. Mosley is the author of more than 60 critically acclaimed…
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Study: Unprecedented Increase in Number of Border Wall Falls and Trauma
Physicians at UC San Diego Health link increase with raised wall at U.S.-Mexico border Newswise — Since 2019, there has been a five-time increase in the number of high-severity injuries occurring at the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Southern San Diego. Trauma physicians at UC San Diego Health attribute the rise in injuries to a height…
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Bryan Cranston Announced as Voice of New Yosemite Immersive Virtual Reality Experience
Oscar-Nominated Actor and Native Californian Joins Immersive Experience Celebrating Inspirational National Park NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — CityLights, a leader in virtual reality specializing in bringing immersive cinematic storytelling to broader audiences, today announced that Oscar-nominated actor, Bryan Cranston, has signed on to voice its upcoming project, “Experience Yosemite.” Cranston, who is most known for his Golden…
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John Hope Bryant and Operation HOPE to Recognize 30 years of Healing and Revitalization in Los Angeles with Community Bus Tour and Press Conference
Operation HOPE Chairman, Founder and CEO John Hope Bryant to join diverse community leaders for a bus tour on April 29 from 9 AM-12 PM. Event to commemorate 30 years of hope, healing and revitalization in Los Angeles. ATLANTA /PRNewswire/ — On April 29th, Operation HOPE, the nation’s largest non-profit dedicated to financial empowerment, will host a Community Bus Tour and press conference to commemorate the 30th anniversary of reconciliation and revitalization in Los…
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73rd ANNUAL CHRISTOPHER AWARD WINNERS CELEBRATE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO BRING LIGHT INTO DARK SITUATIONS
Creators of 22 films, TV programs and books to receive recognition NEW YORK /PRNewswire/ — Themes of healing, justice, service, building bridges, and overcoming steep odds are reflected in the 22 films, TV programs, and books for adults and young people being honored with Christopher Awards in the program’s 73rd year. Winners include beloved chef and PBS…