CO-OP Program Awards More Than $2 Million in Grants to Texas Communities
Communities in Texas will have more opportunities to explore their natural surroundings thanks to grants awarded through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s Community Outdoor Outreach Program (CO-OP). These 41 grant partnerships, totaling $2,048,678, will support community-based conservation and outdoor …
SoLa Impact's "Black Impact Fund" anchored by $50M Commitment from CalSTRS
SoLa Impact, a leading minority-led real estate fund focused on affordable and workforce housing in California's Black and brown communities, today announced that the California State Teachers' Retirement System ("CalSTRS"), the world's largest educator-only pension fund, via their joint venture …
Meijer and Huggies® Partner to Donate Up to 400,000 Diapers to the National Diaper Bank Network
During the month of March, for each pack of Huggies purchased at Meijer, Huggies will donate a day's worth of diapers to the national nonprofit, National Diaper Bank Network, up to 400,000 diapers total
Aquatic foods offer a sea of opportunities to combat climate change
WorldFish’s research and innovation in climate-resilient and sustainably managed aquatic food systems present a unique opportunity for the production of nutritious and diverse foods that are healthy for people and planet. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released …
Superintendent Millard House joins Mayor Sylvester Turner to read to students
Superintendent Millard House, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston Texans players, and Houston Texans cheerleaders will join more than 400 volunteers across Houston for Literacy Now’s Houston Reads Day, a day dedicated to reading to 14,000 Pre-K-3rd grade students at 31 schools …
NAREB Launches Campaign to Change Policies and Regulations Limiting Gains in Black Homeownership
With the gap in homeownership between Black and White families wider today than when housing discrimination was rampant decades ago, the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) is launching a “Revive the American Dream of Homeownership” campaign to change …
ACLU’s Smart Justice Campaign Receives New Major Funding for Criminal Justice Reform
The Just Trust for Action announced today that the American Civil Liberties Union Campaign for Smart Justice will be part of its inaugural grants to support the movement for criminal justice reform. The Just Trust and The Just Trust for …
Excitement Builds In Texas For First Varsity High School Water Polo Season
Water polo is about to get much bigger in the state of Texas. After decades of play as a high school club sport, water polo will make its debut as an official varsity high school sport in the Lone Star …
'Where Do We GO From Here?' Social Justice Panel Tackles Redistricting, Voting Rights, and Affirmative Action During Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. 91st Southern Regional Convention
Since 2016, the former U.S. President’s “Make America Great Again” campaign and political platform has unearthed many of the demons of racial division, acrimony, and the public pronouncement of white supremacy that Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. has always fought …
Black-owned, Black-led Franchisee Group Gets the "Big O" from Ben & Jerry's
The three Black leaders of Primo Partners want to use their business to dismantle white supremacy.
Zelensky urges Biden to send strong message on Russia and says: 'I'm not iconic. Ukraine is iconic'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged US counterpart Joe Biden to deliver a strong and "useful" message about the Russian invasion at his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, in an exclusive interview with CNN and Reuters from the …
Asian woman attacked last year in New York by man with rock has died, family says
The Asian woman who was attacked last year in Queens by a man with a rock died Monday, her family announced on a GoFundMe page dedicated to her.
A man has been charged with attempted murder after a 'brutal' hammer attack at a New York subway station
A man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly hitting a woman over the head several times with a hammer before robbing her at a New York subway station, according to the Queens County District Attorney's office.
Former Delaware police officer charged in two excessive force cases after surveillance video went viral
A former Delaware officer seen on surveillance footage appearing to slam a suspect's head against plexiglass has been indicted on multiple charges, including two felonies, officials announced Monday.
A father killed 3 of his kids and an adult before killing himself at a church near Sacramento, authorities say
A father walked into a church Monday near Sacramento, California, and fatally shot three of his children -- all under 15 -- and someone who appeared to have been supervising the family visit before killing himself, authorities said.
