Reebok Relaunches the Reebok Human Rights Award Program to Honor Young Activists
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Sneaker giant Reebok has announced that it has relaunched its celebrated Reebok Human Rights Award program.
Starting this year, Reebok will annually honor extraordinary young human rights activists under the age of 30. Each activist, who will be revealed at a ceremony this upcoming June, will receive a $100,000 award to support them and their work. This program is being done in partnership with Alabama State University (ASU) and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
“The need for activism to promote equality and the rights of all humans has arguably never been greater. We are proud to, once again, celebrate and support young individuals who have dedicated their lives to fighting injustice and creating a better world,” said Reebok President Matt O’Toole in a written statement.
The American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday unveiled a campaign focused on ending systemic racism in the U.S. through advocating for economic and overall equality for people of color.
By Douglas Ernst - The Washington Times - Tuesday, February 9, 2021
The American Civil Liberties Union is spearheading a new campaign against system racism with the long-term aim of dismantling “the book of rules for how we govern.”
A YouTube video titled “Systemic Equality: Addressing America’s Legacy of Racism” spotlights the civil rights group’s two-year, $10 million initiative.
“There is no equality. There is no justice. There is no ‘more perfect union’ for Black people in this country if we do not name systemic racism systemic racism in our past, in our present, and in our future tenses,” the spot’s narrator says. “Yes, yes, if we undo, if we redo, if we make anew the book of rules for how we govern, we can have a system of equals, equal systems, systemic equality for all people.”
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Wes Moore to Step Down as CEO of Robin Hood Foundation
Robin Hood FoundationFebruary 8, 2021 GMT
Combat veteran, bestselling author, and social entrepreneur will depart in May 2021
Moore led the Robin Hood foundation to one of its strongest years in the anti-poverty group’s 33-year history in 2020 – raising over $230 million as the organization filled a critical role in response to the pandemic
Robin Hood is a 501(c)3 organization and not affiliated with any for-profit businesses that use a similar name
NEW YORK, Feb. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Today, Wes Moore announced he will step down as CEO of the Robin Hood foundation in May of this year after a four-year tenure where under Moore’s leadership, the organization raised over $650 million, restructured and refocused the grantmaking portfolio, executed critical relief efforts in response to COVID-19, expanded the role of the o