This year was bad, in so many different ways. It began with Australia on fire and continued with more global strife: a pandemic that’s caused mass death and an economic crisis, all of which has disproportionately impacted marginalized people. When large swaths of the world faced an unprecedented virus spreading, they were forced to spend more time at home, under government-mandated lockdowns, while essential workers took care of everyone’s needs.
People had nowhere else to go, so they headed into virtual worlds and stayed there. When
Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out in March, just as the pandemic lockdowns began in the United States, the game didn’t just feel like a luxury. It met a need. Nintendo sold more than 13.4 million copies in the first six weeks after
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While some forms of entertainment like movies and sports were hit hard by the pandemic, gaming actually thrived in 2020. Since we were all stuck indoors, we spent a lot more time in front of screens, discovering new experiences, replaying older classics and a few of us even made a dent in our backlogs, aka the “pile of shame.” To that end, the Engadget staff presents a slightly different list of our favorite games of 2020: not just the most impactful titles that came out this year, but also the older games that kept us company during this crazy time.
A Community Thrives awards $55,000 in grants to Middle Tennessee nonprofits Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean
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Twelve Middle Tennessee nonprofit organizations received a total of $55,000 in grants from A Community Thrives, a grantmaking and crowd-funding program from the USA TODAY Network.
The twelve Middle Tennessee organizations were recipients of local operating grants, which ranged from $2,500 to $10,000. Nationwide, 180 local operating grants ranging from $2,500 to $35,000 were awarded.
The merit-based grants were awarded to organizations serving local people to support general operating expenses. The organizations had to demonstrate local community building and meet crowd-sourced fundraising goals.
YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Receives Transformative $2 Million Gift from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott YWCA (Source: WECT) By WAFB Staff | December 16, 2020 at 12:15 PM CST - Updated December 16 at 5:53 PM
The following information is from YWCA Baton Rouge:
YWCA Greater Baton Rouge proudly announces a generous $2 million gift from author and philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The gift marks the largest from a single donor in the organizationâs history.
âI would like to thank Ms. MacKenzie Scott for her investment in the YWCA and our mission of serving women and eliminating racism,â said YWCA Greater Baton Rouge CEO Dianna Payton. âThis transformative gift will have an immediate impact on the lives of those we serve in the Capital Region. With the use of this unrestricted donation, we will have the opportunity to strengthen and fund our programs and initiatives in a meaningful way that will benefit our community as a whole.â