Digital Black-owned bank aims to tackle economic injustice
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Uncovering the history of the Tulsa massacre
Oklahoma Rev. Dr. Robert Turner discusses his efforts to identify victims of the 1921 race massacre.Courtesy of Greenwood
Part of the conversation about the recent racial reckoning in the United States amid the Black Lives Matter movement surrounds economic injustice. Inequity in home ownership between white and Black Americans, a scarcity of banking options available in Black and brown communities, and the difficulty Black entrepreneurs face securing loans to fund small businesses are some of the concerns over financial inequality.
A bill last year was introduced in Congress by a handful of Senate Democrats to make discrimination in the banking industry explicitly illegal for the first time. The bill has been sitting in the congressional Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gloria Estefan Among First Guest Stars for Newly Launched Broadway Gives Back Podcast
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Jan Friedlander Svendsen who famously got engaged on TV during the 2018 Emmys has teamed with the Broadway Podcast Network to launch the philanthropy-focused series.
Jan Friedlander Svendsen best known as the chief creative officer for the Charity Network and as the woman who got engaged on live TV during the 2018 Emmys to show director Glenn Weiss has teamed with the Broadway Podcast Network to launch a philanthropy-focused series. Titled
Broadway Gives Back, it drops Jan. 6 and will feature conversations with high-profile entertainers and others opening up on social responsibility and how and why they gravitated toward specific causes.
February
The year was already off to a terrible start with many global natural disasters, tragedies, deaths, and regional conflicts in January. Bushfires were raging across Australia, a US drone hit Baghdad International Airport and took down the Iranian major general, a Ukranian plane was downed killing 176 people, and Kobe Bryant s tragic death are some of the tragic headlines in this first month.
COVID-19 had already spread in 25 countries, mostly in Asia, killing at least 213 people. The World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global health emergency on January 30th. But there were also some moments of laughs that helped us get through it. Chinese citizens under lockdown made memes and funny videos to cope with boredom. Some people poked fun at the
[December 31, 2020]
Allegion Gives Back to Community Hunger-Relief Efforts in Wake of Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic
Allegion plc (NYSE: ALLE), a leading global security products and solutions provider, recently made donations to hunger-relief organizations around the world amounting to more than $500,000. These one-time gifts were designated on behalf of all Allegion employees to help support the growing number of people facing food insecurity in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As we close out what s been a very challenging year for many, it s important to reflect on our blessings, but also the needs of others, said Allegion President, Chairman and CEO David Petratis. If there s one Allegion value that I know our global team members hold very close to their hearts, it s serve others, not yourself. Giving financially where we see a great need at our local foodbanks and other hunger-relief organizations is more important than ever given the impact COVID-19 has had on ou
[December 28, 2020]
Synoptek Gives Back by Matching Employee Donations and Volunteer Time
Synoptek, a leader in business and technology consulting, services and management for over two decades, relaunched its Synoptek Gives program this November as part of its ongoing commitment to corporate social responsibility. Efforts kicked off in November, with a focused Week of Giving during which Synoptek and its employees collectively raised $35K for worthy non-profits. Synoptek partnered with Orange (News - Alert) County United Way to tackle some of the community s most critical problems across education, poverty, health and housing. As part of its Synoptek Gives social impact and corporate social responsibility program, the company organizes local and national, virtual and in-person volunteer activities - including writing letters to students, soldiers, veterans and healthcare workers, reading to young children, packing lunches for low-income families, hosting clothing drives and more