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    Penumbra Theatre: A Legacy of Black Art, Struggle, and Resilience

    Hyperallergic May 9, 2025

    The St. Paul company that gave August Wilson his start has embedded itself into the lives of its community for nearly 50 years.

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    The Black-led Nonprofit Advancing Food Justice in Tennessee

    Food Tank May 8, 2025

    Rooted East in in East Knoxville is fighting food apartheid through intergenerational education and land reclamation.

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    Democracy Is a Long-Term Investment: Building the Infrastructure for a Multiracial, Pluralistic Future

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Apr 30, 2025

    Farai Chideya shares how philanthropy can contribute to supporting a healthy democracy based on new research from The Bridgespan Group.

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    Ban on Diversity Initiatives in Ohio Causes University to Suspend Gender, Race, and Disability Majors

    The 19th Apr 25, 2025

    The law, set to take effect this summer, bans diversity efforts and regulates classroom discussion.

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    Abortion Bans Linked to Higher Mortality Rate for Pregnant People

    The 19th Apr 22, 2025

    The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report.

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    Advancing Racial Equity Through the UN SDGs

    Grantmakers in Health Apr 18, 2025

    “What started out as a natural disaster became a man-made disaster.” This is how President Obama described Hurricane Katrina, referring to both the disparate and devastating impacts on New Orleans’ Black community, and the historical and structural inequity that created the conditions for…

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    Black Maternal Health Advocates Fight for Birth Equity

    Essence Apr 15, 2025

    Black women are speaking up, organizing and demanding a future where every mother is seen, heard and safe.

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    Minority Business Development Agency Suffers Layoffs, Raising Concern About Equitable Economic Development

    Forbes Apr 10, 2025

    While the agency remains statutorily authorized, this shift effectively guts the agency and ensures its dormancy.

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    Funding Gender Justice Organizing for Collective Liberation

    Headwaters Foundation Apr 7, 2025

    “We’re doubling down on what we know to be true – that there is no collective liberation without gender justice.” With passion and purpose, the 2024-25 Giving Project cohort mobilized half a million dollars for BIPOC-led organizations fighting for gender justice in our region.

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    Poor Neighborhoods, Health Care Barriers Are Factors for Heart Disease Risk in Black Mothers

    The Conversation Mar 25, 2025

    Communities with unstable housing, food deserts and less access to health care contribute to the problem.

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    HBCU Leadership: Funding Inclusivity

    PEAK Grantmaking Mar 13, 2025

    Despite the unpredictable political climate, there is still incredible progress being made in the social sector to further the aims of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and equip the … Continued…

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    The Organization Helping Kids Build STEM Identity

    The 74 Mar 13, 2025

    The pair, who work with children of all ages and ability levels in several Brooklyn neighborhoods, recently opened their first brick-and-mortar site.

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