Freestyle Digital Media, the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group, has acquired North American DVD and VOD rights to the
The neighborhood has dealt with decades of disinvestment and is acutely feeling the impact of gun violence in Chicago. However, many residents, community organizations and local businesses are working to address some of the systemic issues the community faces and to bring investment to the area.
American Heart Association
DALLAS, Monday, May 10, 2021 – To sustainably address food insecurity in Chicago and Atlanta, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, today announced 12 local businesses and nonprofits will receive $2.1 million in funding from the Association’s Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund.
Thanks to a $5 million grant from the Walmart Foundation as part of the Walmart.org Center for Racial Equity, two separate rounds of funding will be made available through the Bernard J. Tyson Impact Fund. The nationwide fund provides financial resources for evidence-based, community-driven entrepreneurial solutions that help remove the social and economic barriers to health equity. All of the first-round fund recipients are minority and/or women-led and are operating within under-invested, food insecure communities.