Category: the Bridge
Bridging the gap between race, gender, philosophies… leading to understanding!
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Bicentennial Tribute to Harriet Tubman Planned for New Year’s Day
A portrait of dignity and courage, Ms. Tubman will be honored with the tolling of a historic bell during the 2022 National Bell Festival. ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA — At noon on New Year’s Day 2022, a solitary bell will ring 200 times at the Military Women’s Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery to mark the years since the birth of…
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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 http://tnc.network/the-bridge/
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Talanton Leads $1 Million in Funding for Africa’s First Running Shoe Company
Enda, the first made-in-Kenya and only black-led running shoe company in existence, meets Talanton’s rigorous standards for investment to tackle poverty through job creation. By investing in values-aligned, high-impact, high-growth businesses, Talanton’s mission is to create jobs in East Africa to help people lift themselves out of desperate poverty and bring them Hope. Talanton, a private…
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Kwanzaa (First Day)
Kwanzaa (First Day) Celebrating love, community, and family #Kwanzaa Kwanzaa (/ˈkwɑːn.zə/) is an annual celebration of African-American culture that is held from December 26 to January 1, culminating in a communal feast called Karamu, usually held on the 6th day.[1] It was created by Maulana Karenga, based on African harvest festival traditions from various parts of Africa, including West and Southeast Africa. Kwanzaa was…
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DuBlasé CEO Brings Christmas Cheer to Jacksonville Family of Six This Holiday Season With Gift Donations
DuBlasé whiskey founder and CEO, Darrin Eakins, is collaborating with Jacksonville‘s KIPP Voice Academy to donate Christmas presents to a local family with six kids this holiday season via a new charitable company initiative called “Christmas Kindness.” A private ceremony with KIPP Voice Academy’s acting School Leader, Richele Woods, along with the family and DuBlasé’s founder/CEO are meeting this week to exchange…
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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 $500,000 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…