Celebrating 57 Years of the Head Start Program
May 18, 2022 is the 57th anniversary of Head Start, a federal program created by President Lyndon B. Johnson to “help meet the emotional, social, health, nutritional, and psychological needs of preschool-aged children from low-income families.” The program is free for eligible children and offers a range of educational activities with a focus on emotional […]
How Historically Black Colleges and Universities are an Ongoing Investment
“2021 SWAC Football Championship Game” by 2C2K Photography On March 7, the Department of Education announced record-breaking $2.7 billion in funding to be allocated to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as part of the administration’s commitment through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF) to provide access “to shared prosperity and equity for all Americans.” The […]
Diversity Lacking in the Tourism Industry and Outdoor Recreation
One industry in the United States often overlooked for its lack of diversity is the group tour industry. Zippia reports that over 70% of tour guides across the U.S. in 2019 were white, while only about 10% of tour guides that year were Hispanic or Latinx, 9% were Asian, and less than 8% identified as […]
Student Freedom Initiative Teams Up With Twitter Together
In March 2022, Student Freedom Initiative, a nonprofit focused on providing academic, financial and professional pipeline support to students pursuing STEM degrees at Minority Serving Institutions (MSR), announced a new partnership with Twitter Together to provide additional support to students. “Thanks to our valuable partners, @StudentFreedom has helped many HBCU students overcome social, financial & […]
Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening Bus Hits the Road With Groundbreaking Mobile Unit
“Mount Sinai Robert F. Smith Mobile Prostate Cancer Screening” by Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center Robert F. Smith and Mount Sinai’s Center of Excellence for Prostate Cancer have launched the very first mobile prostate cancer screening bus in the United States. Prostate cancer is a very common disease that many men are at risk of developing in […]
Morehouse College Launches Black Men’s Research Institute
Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia, is one of America’s top Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). And, in the U.S., it is the only historically Black liberal arts private college for men. In January 2022, Morehouse College announced the launch of its Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI), which is a “pioneering initiative to study the […]
Closing Gaps in Outdoor Access for People of Color
100 million Americans live in areas where they can’t access a quality park within a ten-minute walk from home. In September 2021, a group of congressional leaders reintroduced the Outdoors for All Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that would help allocate funding to “expand outdoor recreational opportunities in urban and low-income communities across the […]
Solutions to Diversify the STEM Field
STEM jobs often pay higher salaries than non-STEM-related jobs, however, the STEM workforce remains disproportionately white and male. According to 2019 data by Pew Research Center, more than two-thirds of the STEM workforce is white, while Hispanic and Black workers fill approximately 8% and 9% of all STEM jobs, respectively. But, at the time this […]
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Southern Communities Initiative
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) can be defined as a way businesses work to become socially accountable to communities, which includes employees as well as the public. All companies have some kind of impact on society, the economy and the environment beyond their direct operations, and it’s up to business leaders to make sure the impact […]