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The Justice Department announced today that its Combating Redlining Initiative has secured over $107 million in relief for communities of color nationwide that have experienced lending discrimination by banks or other mortgage lending businesses. As a part of the $107 million, the Department also announced a $9 million agreement with Ameris Bank to resolve allegations […]
Program provides a 10 or 20-percentage point tax credit boost for solar and wind projects in low-income or Tribal communities WASHINGTON —Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Energy, and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced that applications for the Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit program under Section 48(e) of the Internal Revenue Code […]
Ashley Grice, moderator As a senior diversity, equity and inclusion consultant in CU Boulder’s Office of the Senior Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Grice provides support, tools and researched best practices to administrative units and executive leaders. The goal of this collaborative work is to operationalize a systemic approach to the implementation of […]
ALEXANDRIA, La., Sept. 28, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the opening of a pilot Nutrition Hub under the Agricultural Science Center of Excellence for Nutrition and Diet for Better Health (ASCEND for Better Health) initiative. The Nutrition Hub is being launched in partnership with Southern University, a historically black 1890 […]
Conference Focuses on a Radical Approach Through the Use of Restorative Practices BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The International Institute for Restorative Practices Graduate School (IIRP) and Black Family Development, Inc. (BFDI) join together to present the 2023 IIRP World Conference on restorative practices. The Conference “Building Thriving Communities: A Radical Approach Through […]
RESIDENTS in a unique island community have spoken out as they battle zoning changes that could force them off their land. Black residents of the Hogg Hummock community on Georgia’s Sapelo Island have spoken out to oppose zoning changes that could threaten their land. Black residents of the Hogg Hummock community on Georgia’s Sapelo Island have spoken out to […]
September 8, 2023 On Thursday, Sept. 7, the Board of County Commissioners proclaimed September 2023 as Infant Mortality Awareness Month in Multnomah County, recognizing County programs that educate the community, provide support and healthcare access for families, and ensure that babies thrive during their first year of life. September also marks the National Infant Mortality […]
Pedestrians walk across the street on Times Square in New York, the United States, March 24, 2021. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua) Black and brown . . .
The 23 incoming Emory Woodruff Scholars arrived this fall on Emory University’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses with experience running businesses, leading local and statewide volunteer efforts, and publishing independent research. As the latest cohort of Emory’s signature Robert W. Woodruff Scholarship, they plan to continue that tradition of fusing their intellectual drive and leadership skills […]
August 22, 2023 CAIRO – On August 21, 2023, the U.S. Embassy in Cairo held the RELO Cairo Ignite Conference for 400 Egyptian English language teachers, focused on strengthening the English language teaching community in Egypt and sharing best practices among educator communities. The conference organization was supported by volunteer alumni of the Embassy’s Regional English Language Office (RELO) […]