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League was founded in Harlem in 1910 in response to the Great Migrations that brought millions of African Americans from the rural South to the industrial North.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was instrumental in aligning state agencies and private sector partners to move the Byrd, Alia Jones, and the Central “As the beating heart of Black culture in project forward, said, “The National Urban Five survivors ofgave gross injustice AmericaPark and the community that birth League was born in New York more than to the National Urban League, Harlem is on December 18 from 6:00pm – a century ago, and we are proud to finally our rightful and natural home,”Harlem, National 46 West 10:00pm at MIST bring this historic institution back to Harlem Urban League President and CEO Marc 116th Street.

H. Morial said. “As an early champion and supporter of Harlem’s emerging artists “Each honoree chosen for and intellectuals, the National League, recognition has Urban demonstrated in turn, helped give birth to the Harlem exceptional leadership and vision in Renaissance."

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and Impact for Goldman Sachs Asset Management Margaret Anadu said, “There are few things more urgent today than the need to work together to create opportunity and advance civil rights in our city and in underserved communities across the country. Today’s milestone is an important step towards those goals as we come together to advance civil rights, affordable housing for families, neighborhood amenities, cultural space, and job creation

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Visnauskas said, “The Urban League Honorees, the Empowerment Center willso-called honor theCentral history of the Black experience and renew ParkAmerican 5, are collectively and our commitment to reversing effects individually heroes.the They are of systemic racism. We are proud that the survivors of one of the ugliest Charles Rangel state’s $242 million investment will allow miscarriage of justice in New this highly energy-efficient development to York’s having been railroaded feature history; 170 affordable apartments with majority. She now leads The homes reserved for youth and unjustly convicted for a crime Transformative Justice Coalition. 70 supportive aging out of foster care.commit This is part of for our which they did not and Arnwine was for 26 years executive ongoing efforts to build more equitable they served long prison sentences director of the Lawyers’ Committee neighborhoods by delivering healthy seven yearsaccess to 13 years for Civil Rights Under the Law. housing,ranging creating from jobs and expanding before exonerated when the to resources andbeing services.

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a New York City council member Santana Jr., Antron McCray, Kevin New York City Economic Development and a champion of education for Corporation President and CEO Rachel Richardson, and Kharey Wise. our youth.

Loeb said, "Today’s construction kickoff is The Black Star News, which focuses Empowerment Center will include the Honoree Imhotep Gary Byrd is a wonderful milestone for New York City’s will be musical entertainment by environment, and interstate and National Urban League’s headquarters, continued New Yorkers will greatly onrecovery. investigative journalism, has a legendary radio talk show host benefit from more affordable housing, retail, opera Douglas international commerce. the Urban Civilsinger Rights Cassandra Museum Experience, been featured as a result of some if and executive producer, radio DJ,additional space for community groups, and from phenomenon the National Urbanharmonica League Institute for its news scoops, on CNN, The New R. Donahue Peebles, honoree, is Race, Equity and Justice, along with 170 new jobs, and a permanent new home for poet,Govenor songwriter, musicviarecording William Galison.

David Dinkins is Photo Credit: Andrew Cuomo flickr York Daily News, The New York a leading developer and founder of units ofhonored affordablefor housing, below-market artist and producer, rapper, writerthe National Urban League. We are proud Lifetime Achievement The Voice,this and Brill’s office space for non-profits and community The Peebles Co., the nation’s largest and community activist. He beganto have Post, played a key Village role in delivering — he was New York City’s first groups including One Hundred Black Men of where itAfrican project for the Harlem community.”

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For over 30 years, welcomed Nelson Mandela to thea headquarters, it’s going to be the largest York, and the Harlem-based Jazzmobile, would have been possible without the deep he’s Partner Meredith Marshall said, “We’re of properties under development have included: Gil Noble (Like It and retail beenand a talk show host at WBLS and cityspace afterfeaturing Target and Trader his release in 1990. mixed-use development in Harlem to meet commitment collaboration amongst thrilled to be celebrating the construction or management — he was one Joe’s.

Is), Rep. Maxine Waters, Soledad the needs of the community and revitalize city, state, National League, BRPCity. He WLIB radioUrban in New York kickoff today alongside the City and State Rep. Charles Rangel, also honored of the pioneering the neighborhood.

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The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and its Black Male Media Project pause to not only remember the tragic murder of George Floyd one year ago today but also to reflect on how his death ignited renewed pleas for equity and a reawakening of social justice across a broad spectrum including the field of journalism.

“The reawakening has been fueling the hiring of more Black managers, reporters and other media professionals in America’s newsrooms, and has inspired the production of more content relevant to the Black community, including more coverage of racial disparities and inequities,” said NABJ President Dorothy Tucker. “This moment in time has been a critical inflection point for our country, our community and the news industry.”

A recent Gallup Poll revealed that in the days following Floyd’s murder, which was captured on a young woman’s mobile phone, race-related issues in America were at their highest levels since the Civil Rights Movement and remain a top concern nationally.

Members of NABJ’s Black Male Media Project came together to

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produce a reflective 6-minute video that commemorates Floyd’s passing and the subsequent impact on journalism and the world, followed by a moment of silence.

The video can be viewed below and on NABJ’s YouTube and other social media channels. It features moving narratives from NABJ Co-Founder Sam Ford, commentary from NABJ Co-Founder Joe Davidson, intense

reactions captured by WCCOTV reporter Reg Chapman in Minneapolis, and succinct insights by spoken word artist Jay Ward.

"That moment one year ago today confirmed for the world what so many have said for decades about the struggle for Black men and women,” said Black Male Media Project Chair and NABJ Vice President-Broadcast Ken Lemon. "Unfortunately, it took that

moment to open people's eyes to the concerns and contributions of Black people. I hope that it doesn't take the death of another Black man to reinforce what we all have just painfully experienced."

The Black Male Media Project was created to promote broader and more accurate depictions of Black men in their communities, society and the media.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY Names Fine Arts College

Chadwick Boseman

alumnus as well. Plus, he was the university’s commencement speaker in 2018. Privately, he was already battling colon cancer. He died last August at age 43.

“Real legends never die.”

That legendary quote couldn’t be more true as millions have mourned the loss of the talented Chadwick Boseman. But in his death, he is being celebrated more and more.

On Wednesday, Howard University announced that it has named its newly reestablished College of Fine Arts after one of its most famous alumni: the late actor Chadwick Boseman. News of the school’s naming broke in The Washington Post.

Earlier this month, we reported that

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Howard named actor and alumnus Phylicia Rashad as the dean of the fine arts school. So just imagine being in the college named after Black Panther hero, Chadwick Boseman and your dean is Phylicia Rashad–how cool is that?

Boseman was a proud Howard

While at Howard, Boseman headed a student protest opposing absorbing the College of Fine Arts into the College of Arts & Sciences.

“Chad fought to preserve the College of Fine Arts during his matriculation at Howard and remained dedicated to the fight throughout his career, and he would be overjoyed by this development,” Boseman’s family said in a statement. “His time at Howard University helped shape both the man and the artist that he became, committed to truth, integrity, and a determination to transform the world through the power of storytelling.”

Even though Boseman’s death took everyone by surprise, his legendary talent and humble nature is still on the hearts and minds of fans and co-stars. This year, he posthumously won the award for Best Actor in a

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Motion Picture Drama at the Golden Globes for his portrayal of a trumpet player named Levee in Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom. Boseman also earned an Oscar nomination (Best Actor) for the role.

After Boseman’s death, a Change. org petition asking Howard’s president and board of trustees to name the school after the actor garnered over 58,000 signatures.

In addition to the renaming, Howard also announced that Bob Iger, executive chairman of the Walt Disney Company, the company that distributed “Black Panther,” will be leading a fundraising effort for an endowment under Boseman’s name that will be used toward funding a new arts building on campus.

“Through his tremendous example he inspired millions to overcome adversity, dream big and reach beyond the status quo,” Iger said.

“And this college named in his honor … will provide opportunities for future generations of artists to follow in his footsteps and pursue their dreams.”

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N AT I O N A L IMMIGRANT VOICES Celebrate Expanding Immigrant Voting Rights The Our City, Our Vote (OCOV) coalition, led by the New York Immigration Coalition and United Neighborhood Houses, and NYC Council Member Francisco Moya were joined by immigrant rights and civic engagement advocates, allies, and Queens residents to celebrate securing a supermajority on Intro 1867, which would expand the right to vote in municipal elections to immigrant New Yorkers with legal permanent residence status or work authorization.

The coalition commemorated the milestone in Corona Plaza, the heart of immigrant New York, to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of the countless immigrant essential workers who live and reside in Corona, Queens. As they celebrated, advocates called for an immediate New York City Council hearing on the legislation (Introduction 1867), as required by Council rules. The rally took place after polling from Change Research revealed that 65% of likely Democratic primary voters support the Our City, Our Vote legislation.

“As some of us get ready to be heard in one of the City’s most important elections— nearly one million New Yorkers will not have a voice despite their contributions to our City in its time of need. The super-majority we secured on Intro 1867 brings us one step closer to ending this injustice. We applaud NYC Council Member Francisco Moya for signing on and making our bill to become veto-proof,” said Murad Awawdeh, Executive Director, New York Immigration Coalition. “The New York City Council has an incredible opportunity to finally give these essential New Yorkers—who held the City together during COVID-19 as teachers, nurses, doctors, and small business owners—a voice in their local government.

Today, we call on City Council Speaker Corey Johnson to hold a hearing on this historic legislation as soon as possible. We stand ready to help the City Council make history and enfranchise nearly a million of our fellow New Yorkers.”

“Over the past year, two things have become clearer than ever before: immigrants and communities of color bear the brunt of crises in this city, and individuals raising their voices for change have incredible power,” said Susan Stamler, Executive Director of United Neighborhood Houses. “As we enter the recovery from the pandemic, the City Council must expand the right to

vote in municipal elections to enable more New Yorkers to have a say in how their tax dollars are spent, how stimulus funds are distributed, and how new public policies will impact their families and communities.”

“As a lifelong advocate for immigrants and as a representative of one of the largest immigrant communities in the city, I know the incredible impact Intro 1867 will have for countless New Yorkers,” said Council Member Francisco Moya. “I am proud to support this bill and thrilled that my cosponsorship established a super-majority on a historic piece of legislation that will give a voice to nearly a million New Yorkers.”

“At a time when states across the Country are passing voter restriction laws, New York City must set itself apart. The Municipal Voting Rights Bill would expand voting rights to include almost 1 million immigrants living in the City. We would be making history as the largest City to expand voting rights to immigrants at the municipal level and finally live up to the words of no taxation without representation,” said Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. “We now have a super-majority of Council Members sponsoring the Municipal Voting Rights Bill and over 60 supporting community organizations. I look forward to continuing to work alongside Speaker Corey Johnson, Committee on Governmental Operations Chairman, Fernando Cabrera, The New York Immigration Coalition, and my colleagues at the Council to ensure we get a hearing in the next upcoming weeks.”

“NYC is the City of dreams. It is a city built on diversity, people of all different backgrounds, cultures, socioeconomic standings, and that is what makes it so beautiful,” said Ali Rashid, President, American Pakistani Advocacy Group (APAG). “It is heartwarming to finally have the super-majority of NYC Council supporting legislation Intro 1867.

Immigrants and those with permanent residence should have the opportunity to partake in our democracy. They should have the ability to make changes to improve their lives, and they should be allowed to vote in municipal elections. We encourage the NYC council and speaker of the house to pass this legislation immediately."

“As the Assemblymember representing Corona, Queens, the heart of immigrant New York, I know the enormous contributions so many of my constituents could make

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Did you know that this year marks the thirteenth anniversary of June as National Caribbean American Heritage Month? The commemoration of this observance aims to remind Americans that our greatness lies in our diversity. This year's theme is Our Shared History, Our Shared Future. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Caribbean-American population of the United States was almost 13.2 million in June 2018.

Some of the largest Caribbean ancestry groups in the U.S. include: Puerto Ricans, Cubans, Dominicanos, Jamaicans, Haitians, Trinidadians and Tobagonians, Bajans, Belizeans, Bahamians, and U.S. Virgin Islanders.

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in our local government if they are given a voice,” said Assemblymember Catalina Cruz. “Intro 1867 finally recognizes the people who risked their lives during the pandemic, as teachers, doctors, and nurses, as New Yorkers who deserve a voice in their government. I'm proud to stand with the NYIC in support of this historic legislation.”

“We are thrilled to hear that Intro 1867 has a super-majority support in the Council, and we call on the Speaker to schedule a hearing so that this bill immediately passes,” said Carlyn Cowen, Chief Policy & Public Affairs Officer of Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC). “Despite the contributions and value that our immigrant communities bring to our City, they are barred from participating in a democratic

PRLDEF. “The enfranchisement of over one million immigrant New Yorkers is a step towards integrating their civic participation and ensuring they have a voice in electing officials who are responsive and reflective of their needs.”

“New York City is a reflection of the many hard-working immigrants who contribute to the City’s economic, cultural, and social expansion,” said Shailesh Shrestha, Host and Producer, Sampreshan Inc. “The time is now to pass Intro 1867 so that our City’s democracy reflects all New Yorkers, including the nearly one million immigrants who currently have no say in our local elections. The Nepali-speaking community is an emerging minority bloc, and the fastest-growing electoral bloc will be highly

process that directly impacts their lives.

Those voices deserve to be heard and empowered, and that means passing Intro 1867."

"New York City is home to immigrants from across the globe. Immigrants have been important for the continual growth and progress of our state, and many are essential workers who have fought to keep the economy afloat during the coronavirus pandemic,” said Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas. “Simply put, without our immigrant neighbors, New York would not be what it is, it's time to act in solidarity with them. I join my constituents, advocates, and elected colleagues to urge the New York City Council to give Intro 1867 a hearing, bring it to a vote and pass it.”

“The expansion of voting rights makes our communities better, and all New Yorkers need the opportunity to engage in our elections and have their voices heard,” said Michelle Jackson, Executive Director, Human Services Council. “The Human Services Council supports legislation to allow nearly one million permanent residents a long-overdue seat at the table!”

"Immigrant communities in our city were hit disproportionately hard by both the health and economic crises of the pandemic,” said Council Member Brad Lander. “As we begin to come out of this crisis, we owe immigrant communities more investment and more of a voice in our city's recovery.

It's time to let our immigrant neighbors vote, so they can help shape the future of the city we share. I've been a proud sponsor of this legislation for many years, and am grateful to the New York Immigration Coalition and many other advocates for continuing this fight for fair representation and democracy in our city."

“Immigrants are the cornerstone of New York City, and despite being such an integral component of our great City, are prevented from participating in the most fundamental process of our democracy, voting.

LatinoJustice PRLDEF supports Our City Our Vote to lift the voices of immigrant New Yorkers at the polls,” said Fulvia Vargas-De Leon, Associate Counsel, LatinoJustice

benefited by this legislation. An inclusive democracy should be all about the people's participation, not hypothetical political rhetoric and doctrine. I urge the City Council to pass Intro 1867 immediately.”

“Women Creating Change (WCC) is proud to stand up for immigrant New Yorkers as part of the Our City, Our Vote Coalition and advocate to expand democracy by supporting Intro 1867,” said Carole Wacey, President & CEO of Women Creating Change. “At WCC, we’ve been advocating for voting rights and civic engagement for more than 100 years, but in 2021 as we approach a pivotal local election, nearly one million New Yorkers cannot vote. Immigrants have been integral to building this City’s culture, education system, and economy, and it’s time they can participate in our democracy. We are stronger when all of our neighbors have a say in who represents our communities.”

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Ra l ly C o - S p o n s o rs  African Communities Together  American Pakistani Advocacy Group  Arab American Association of New York  Arab American Family Support Center  Chinese American Planning Council  Chinese Progressive Association  Chhaya CDC  Desis Rising Up & Moving  Faith in New York  Federation of Indigenous Peoples of Nepal in America  Goddard Riverside Community Center  Human Services Council  Jacob A. Riis Neighborhood Settlement  LatinoJustice PRLDEF  MinKwon Center for Community Action  New York Immigration Coalition  Nonprofit New York  Participatory Budget Project  Queens Community House  Sampreshan Inc.  Street Vendor Project  Sunnyside Community Services  United Neighborhood Houses  Women Creating Change

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COMMENTARY JUNE is ALL ABOUT June is all about the brothers!

With June being Men’s Health Month, June 20th Father's Day. We must show love to Men in media.  MEN’S HEALTH MONTH Men’s Health Month is the perfect time to connect with the men in your life and remind them to visit their general practitioner and receive their annual checkups. According to Clevelandclinic.org, 72 percent of men would rather do household chores than visit their doctor.

This figure is even more severe in Black and Latino communities.

Preventative care is the best defense against grave diseases such as cancer and other serious conditions.

There are also diseases that are specific to the male reproductive system, that needs to be addressed by special doctors such as a urologist. According to uofmhealth. org, “Black men are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer and nearly 2.5 times more likely to die of the disease compared to non-Hispanic white men.” According to the source, this is partially due to black men generally getting fewer PSA screenings.

Get in touch with the men in your life and encourage check-ups and maintaining their health.  MEN IN MEDIA Tyler Perry is a media mogul with humble beginnings. Born and raised in New Orleans, he had a rough upbringing filled with poverty and

abuse. From a young age, Tyler learned to manage his thoughts and emotions using advice he received from watching Oprah. This tool was to write down his daily thoughts and experiences in a series of soulsearching letters to himself. This letter-writing is what set his career in

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way out of the theater and onto the big screen in 2005. And later into television with the TBS series House of Payne. Now Tyler Perry is the owner of the largest film production studio in the United States. He is also the first African American to own a major film production studio.

Denzel and his wife, Pauletta Washington, have worked with and donated to numerous organizations, raised millions for The Smithsonian Museum of African-American History, and starting a multi-milliondollar effort to renovate playwright August Wilson’s childhood home.

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Tyler Perry wrote his first play I Know I’ve Been Changed in 1992.

Saving every dollar, Tyler staged the play for what he hoped would be a packed audience, but the seats remained empty. Little did he know, six years later, that same play would sell out a local run, forcing the production to move to the acclaimed Fox Theatre in Atlanta, or that in 2015, his original play, Madea on the Run, would be sold out in theaters nationwide.

Tyler Perry wrote thirteen plays in thirteen years. Tyler Perry made his

Tyler Perry fathers one son Aman Tyler, with his wife Gelila Bekele.

Denzel Washington is the biggest icon in Hollywood, a go to name when mentioning famous actors. He is a total actor working in both Film and theatre and winning the highest honor in each platform. Denzel has received a Tony, Oscar, Golden Globe, and SAG. A timeless actor, renown in all living generations. in films ranging from Malcolm X to The Little Things. Denzel Washington has contributed more to society than his unapparelled acting abilities. He is also a Philanthropist that heavily supports the arts.

in addition to his millions of dollars of donations, Denzel Washington has given to his community and supported aspiring actors throughout his career. Denzel Washington is the father to four children: John David Washington, Olivia Washington, Malcolm Washington, and Katia Washington. Although, Denzel has children of his own he has been a father figure and touched the lives of many people through the art of his acting and his philanthropic endeavors.

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Actor, Stand-Up Comedian and Game Show Host Cedric The Entertainer, Actress Wendy Raquel Robinson (“The Steve Harvey Show”), Television Host and Author Shaun Robinson and Actress Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is The New Black”) join the list of stellar celebrities who’ll be empowering and inspiring Black High School students during their one-of- a-kind Rites Of Passage celebration. The virtual graduation will take place on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 4:00 pm Pacific Standard Time (PST). The event will laud Black students’ excellence while celebrating Black pride, unity, and diversity.

Sponsored by the Los Angeles Urban League and the Black College Expo, the “2021 Black High School Graduation: Rites of Passage” will showcase academic achievers and obstacleovercomers who are “stars” of the Black community. Students nationwide will share their high school achievements and receive financial awards during this virtual ceremony. Registered guests will even have a chance to interact with other guests from their city or high school on the state-of-the-art Hopin platform during the 30-minute pre-show program.

The highly anticipated once-in-a-lifetime, grassroots-oriented Black high school graduation will celebrate the 2021 graduates giving them the opportunity to enjoy an extraordinary celebration of their achievements during the COVID-19 pandemic. The “2021 Black High School Graduation: Rites of Passage” will

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feature a unique virtual experience for all the high school graduates who register to participate – along with their families, friends and community. The 90-minute event recognizes the diversity of Black experience and richness of Black talent.

The nationwide event will also celebrate and financially reward students for their accomplishments, aspirations and academic excellence. Allies of the Black community are welcomed to take part in the celebration and enjoy a variety of performances and uplifting messages.

Highlights of the virtual “2021 Black High School Graduation” will include musical performances by well-known celebrities and up-and-coming young talent, Deejays from around the country who will keep the party going, academic awards presentations, student recognitions, and real talk about the world that Black 2021 graduates are about to enter.

beyond. BCE has helped over 500,000 students get into college, and helped students connect with over 1 billion

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Black College Expo™ (BCE) is a trademark program of National College Resources Foundation (NCRF), a 501c3 non-profit organization that functions daily as a full-service student outreach program in various schools throughout California.

BCE was founded in 1999 by Dr. Theresa Price as a vital link between minorities and college admissions. NCRF's mission is to curtail high school dropout rate and increase degree and/or certificate enrollment among underserved and underrepresented students by providing them with social emotional and mentoring support to access to college, careers and

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To kick off Black Music Month, Café Mocha, the #1 nationally syndicated radio show for 'women of color,' presented the Salute THEM Awards 'soundtrack of our lives' from the new National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) in Nashville. The awards event, sponsored by AARP and Toyota with musical alliances NMAAM, Essence Festival and Living Legends Foundation, was co-hosted by Café Mocha Gracie Award Winners Loni Love, Yo-Yo and "Ain't Too Proud" Broadway star Saint Aubyn.

The Salute THEM Awards is the second in a unique, "Saluting Our Culture," awards series that recognizes the indelible impact of those who serve as a catalyst for change through their artistry. The awards will be the first-ever to take attendees on a historical journey of Black music curated from the National Museum of African American Music. In 1979, President Jimmy Carter decreed June as "Black Music Month" in recognition of Black Music's remarkable contributions to American culture.

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2021 SALUTE THEM HONOREES:  Sly Stone, musician, songwriter and record producer, Legend Award  June Ambrose, award-winning creative director, stylist, costume

Award-winning male group, Creating the Legacy Award  Bille Woodruff, awardwinning music video and film director, Director's Award

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P h oto (lef t to righ t ) : J une A m brose , Sly Stone , Ea rth, rth W ind & Fire , Ludacris Ludacris, Jamal Jos ef, ef Billie W oodruff, oodruff Da rlene Lov e , Dr . Bobby J one s & Patrice Rush en [ M ile s A h ea d Enterta inm ent ]

designer, and entrepreneur, Woman of Style Award  Jamal Josef, celebrity choreographer and author, Champion for Children Award  Earth, Wind & Fire, 6x Grammy

 Dr. Bobby Jones, singer, TV host and "Ambassador of Gospel Music", Spirit Award  Patrice Rushen, Grammy Award-nominated jazz pianist and producer, Trailblazer Award

 Ludacris, 3x Grammy Awardwinning hip hop artist, actor and philanthropist, Game Changer Award  Darlene Love, legendary songstress, Soul Solidarity Award This year's tribute performers include 2021 ACM Awards new male artist of the year Jimmie Allen, multi-Stellar Award nominee and GMA Dove Award winner Maranda Curtis; and multi-GRAMMY nominated songwriting and production duo Louis York.

Presented by Toyota North America and AARP, the Salute THEM Awards honors the phenomenal contributions of Black creatives. Through a longstanding collaboration with AARP, Café Mocha is proud to bring together the National Museum of African American Music and Salute THEM Awards, as they "Celebrate Black Joy" in music.

The Salute THEM Awards benefits the Mocha Cares Foundation to support housing and services to combat homelessness and domestic violence through mentorship programs.

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The latest ESPN Cover Story featuring Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid debuted today across the network’s digital, linear and social platforms. ESPN Cover Story is the sports fan’s monthly ticket to the biggest stories on the most captivating athletes – told with inside access, bold reporting and unforgettable visuals.

The first 30 games of Joel Embiid’s 2020-21 season were some of the best in NBA history. Peak David Robinson.

Peak Tim Duncan. Peak Shaquille O’Neal. But when a knee injury in March threatened to sideline Embiid yet again, it seemed like those waiting on Embiid and the Sixers to complete “The Process” and win a championship would have to wait. Instead, fate was

finally kind to Embiid: He missed just 10 games and remains in the MVP conversation — and the Sixers, knowing their window to win with Embiid and Simmons as their franchise cornerstones could be closing, remain in

first place in the East. The urgency with which Embiid and Philadelphia came into this season remains, but Embiid is relishing the chance to change the narrative of his career – from unrealized potential to all-around MVP – in front of

his parents and his newborn son.

For this ESPN Cover Story, reporter Ramona Shelburne spoke with Embiid about the impact fatherhood has had on his career outlook.

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The ESPN Cover Story: Joel Embiid video feature will air across SportsCenter throughout the day, along with a full digital package on the ESPN app and original storytelling across social.

G O V. C U O M O J o i n s C o m m u n i t y I n N A T I O N A L U R B A N L E A G U E ‘ H O M E CO M I N G ’ the celebration of the homecoming of the National Urban League’s headquarters to Harlem. This project continues the revitalization of our community, and we are pleased that our subordinated construction financing can help catalyze private sector investment to make the Urban League Empowerment Center a reality.”

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, said, “For generations, the National Urban League has fought for civil and economic rights of Black people and I’m thrilled to celebrate the homecoming of this great

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organization to Harlem. This space will not only house the Urban Civil Rights Museum Experience, the National Urban League Institute for Race, Equity and Justice and various non-profits, it will also provide 170 units of affordable housing in the heart of Harlem. This project is exactly what we need as New York City recovers stronger and fairer for all New Yorkers.”

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer said, “Congratulations to the National Urban League on today’s Construction Kick-off & Community Celebration. Today marks

the return of the National Urban League’s headquarters to Harlem, the original Mecca of black literature, thought and culture in the United States. I am proud to stand side by side with the National Urban League as we work to correct decades of systemic racial, economic, and educational injustices within our society and I look forward to working with them for many more years to come to achieve equal justice and shared prosperity.”

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said, “I am so pleased that New York will once again be home to the future National

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Urban League headquarters in the historic and beautiful 125th Street, Harlem. With today’s Construction Kick-off & Community Celebration, we mark the beginning of this exciting project and we celebrate the Harlem community that inspired the creation of this organization and so many other institutions that celebrate Black culture and activism.

I am proud to have worked with National Urban League on many important issues and look forward to our work supporting education, arts, and the economic empowerment of underserved communities for years to come.”

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At a pivotal time for racial justice in America, a new interactive art installation will tour the country seeking to inspire “Hope for a New America.” Acclaimed Ghanaian artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo will unveil his latest work, a powerful and thoughtprovoking interactive sculpture titled Blank Slate: Hope for a New America, during a summer tour of major cities across the South and Midwest. Traveling on a flatbed truck, the mobile art installation aims to engage Americans in a conversation on hope and healing, including an interactive “Blank Slate” component. Visitors will be encouraged to share their opinions in real time on the fight for racial justice, and their words will be displayed anonymously onto the slate. For more information on the monument, tour dates and events, please visit www. blankslatemonument.com.

Alabama, created the Blank Slate statue to challenge the overwhelming prevalence of this legacy by raising awareness of the entrenched issues in each city and inspire a dialogue for a more hopeful future. The statue is unapologetic in its representation of American history in the midst of today’s racial crisis and is a visual representation of the evolution of the African American experience and struggle— from the millions of enslaved men and women who were crucial to the foundation of the U.S., to the Black soldiers who died fighting in the Civil War, to the more recent lives of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Breonna Taylor, Duante Wright, and innumerable others.

The Blank Slate statue features four figures that symbolize the generational struggles in the African American experience: a slave

ancestor, a lynched union soldier martyr, a struggling mother activist, and a baby representing the next generation.

Whereas Confederate heroes are typically depicted standing atop “pedestals of privilege,” the figures in Blank Slate are standing on top of the only thing they have—each other— a powerful representation of how only through generations of determined cooperation can the underprivileged elevate each other enough to have a voice to speak truth to power.

The monument culminates in an interactive protest sign held by the mother figure at the top, a literal blank slate symbolizing the unwritten future of hope and healing, that will serve to amplify the voices of the public and share their thoughts and hopes to the world in real time.

Through a dedicated WiFi system, the public can share on the screen their ideas and hopes for creating positive change in this country. The blank slate will be integrated with a #BlankSlateHope social campaign.

“Blank is the slate that we write on, but we see through. I sculpt yes, but the statement is not my own.

The statement is for the people, the African American people, the black people, and people who want to speak up against the tradition of injustice. That is why the slate is left blank,” Kwame Akoto-Bamfo shares about his vision for Blank Slate.

The Blank Slate statue will remain on display in Birmingham, Alabama until March 2022 when it is moved to a permanent location, determined by a multi-city bidding process.

For more information, visit www. blankslatemonument.com.

Created as a bold counterpoint and challenge to the more than 1,800 Confederate monuments and symbols still on display in public spaces across the U.S., AkotoBamfo’s mission behind the statue and tour is to use art to forward the racial and social justice movements, help inspire the healing of the nation, and elevate the voices of the silenced and oppressed by giving people a platform to let themselves be heard.

The statue will be unveiled in Louisville, Kentucky on June 2nd, and travel to locations including Chicago, Selma, Birmingham, and more.

In each city, the statue will be available to the public for several days for observation, reflection, and participation in the conversation through the interactive Blank Slate screen. The tour will also include events with local elected officials, activists, arts & cultural figures, and local students, including a series of town halls. The town halls will create an open dialogue among community members on different aspects of racial injustice: community safety, health disparities, voting rights, the criminal legal system, education, and more.

Each city on the tour has its own historical and painful legacy of racial injustice. Akoto-Bamfo, best known for his outdoor “Nkyinkyim Installation” sculpture dedicated to the memory of the victims of the Transatlantic slave trade displayed at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery,

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The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance has launched a new survey asking people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) to share their thoughts on clinical trials, with the goal of finding ways to increase trial participation rates in the Black community.

Sponsored by the MBC Alliance, the survey is part of the BECOME (Black Experience of Clinical Trials and Opportunities for Meaningful Engagement) project, which seeks to identify practical and actionable ways organizations can make it easier for MBC patients to participate in research.

The anonymous survey asks patients about their perceptions about clinical trials, whether or not they’ve ever taken part in one.

“Ethical principles of research demand that Black people with MBC have a fair opportunity to not only participate in clinical trials, but also, benefit from the innovative treatments gained from clinical trials research,” says project principal investigator Dr. Tisha Felder, a cancer disparities researcher at the University of South Carolina. “I appreciate this project because it is committed to learning more about the cancer care and clinical trial perspectives of Black Americans living with MBC. Being able to quantify these perspectives is an important step towards addressing the age-old problem of disparities in clinical trial participation.”

Building on research conducted by the late Marina Kaplan, an epidemiologist who lived with MBC, the BECOME project addresses a critical need. In the U.S., the mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women with breast cancer is 40% higher than for non-Hispanic white women. And, while clinical trials help improve outcomes and survival, Black people represent only 3% to 6% of patients in all cancer clinical trials.

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clinical trials is appalling, unacceptable and I can make a difference,” says project lead Stephanie Walker, a patient advocate living with MBC. “I want to know where I can start to increase clinical trial participation of Black men and women with MBC. Change only occurs with action. My hope for the project outcome is that it will change how we as Black people with MBC participate in clinical trials by providing nonprofits, industry and patient advocates with a plan to address barriers, biases and disparities with action – not just words spoken or written on paper.”

Ms. Kaplan’s work with Living Beyond Breast Cancer on the 2019 research project Hear our voice: Patient-driven solutions to increase participation in clinical trials garnered only 8.87% of survey responses from Black patients, illustrating a pressing need to gather the perspectives of Black men and women.

Today, the BECOME project, led by a diverse team, carries on her desire to conduct deeper research in the Black community to identify barriers to clinical

trial participation.

“We proudly support the efforts of the Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance to ensure our understanding of clinical trial barriers is complete,” says Janine Guglielmino, Vice President of Mission Delivery for Living Beyond Breast Cancer. “What we learn will inform our collective actions as Alliance members to ensure every person with metastatic breast cancer can gain access to the highest level of treatment through clinical trials in an environment that is inclusive, transparent, accountable, and safe. I can’t think of a better way to honor Marina and Stephanie, both graduates of Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s Hear My Voice advocacy program.”

BECOME project findings will be shared with a top healthcare journal, with the goal of educating doctors on how to better support patients in joining trials; and researchers on how to design clinical trials in a way that encourages Black participation.

“The Metastatic Breast Cancer Alliance believes that all people living

with MBC are entitled to quality care that has been developed as a result of research that is inclusive of all groups and reflects the makeup of those living with MBC,” says Alliance Chair Christine Benjamin. “Through initiatives that focus on the needs of underrepresented populations, we strive to create actionable steps that the Alliance, as well as our member organizations and patients, can execute to change the status quo. The patient voice is imperative! This quote by anthropologist Margaret Mead says it all: ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.’”

Responses are needed from MBC patients of all racial and ethnic backgrounds, with a special focus on hearing voices from the Black community. The survey is anonymous and should take around 15 minutes to complete. To take the survey yourself or help spread the word, visit MBCalliance. org/BECOME.

COVID-19 NUMBERS Continue to DECLINE The City of Atlanta has officially advanced to Phase 3 of its reopening plan. In this phase, the City is now accepting Class C event applications (10,000-19,999 people).

As COVID-19 numbers continue to decline, the City is preparing for Phases 4 and 5, when City facilities will reopen to City employees and to members of the public. Non-mission critical City employees may resume in-person

operations once the City meets Phase 4 milestones, but no sooner than June 7. There is not currently sufficient data to make a clear projection for Phase 5 timing or when visitors will be permitted in City facilities -- for the time being, City Hall is still closed to the public.

While COVID-19 vaccinations will not be required to enter City facilities, staff and visitors are highly encouraged to get vaccinated to protect themselves and those around them. In addition, new safety and sanitation measures will be in place, including but not limited to:  Masks will be required in City facilities for vaccinated and unvaccinated people  Employees and members of the public entering City buildings will be screened for COVID-19 symptoms and exposure  Temperature screening devices have been installed at public entrances

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 Implementation of rigorous cleaning protocols for the security bins at the security checkpoint entrances  Hand sanitizer will be available throughout City facilities  Increased cleaning frequency at City facilities  New janitorial cleaning and disinfecting system installed, including foggers that sanitize the entire space  Discontinued use of water fountains  Enhanced air systems to improve airflow and ventilation  Touchless soap dispensers in restrooms Frontline staff have continued to work onsite and in-person throughout the entire pandemic to ensure that essential City services could continue uninterrupted.

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Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM) and the University of Louisville today announced the launch of the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence. The Center will feature the first business program of its kind at a public university to provide existing and potential franchisees multiple levels of online education focused on the franchising model across industries.

In addition, the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence will focus on recruiting and educating underrepresented people of color and women on the possibilities of franchising as a pathway to entrepreneurship.

The creation and funding of the Center is part of Yum! Brands’ global Unlocking Opportunity Initiative, in which the Company committed $100 million over five years to promote equity and inclusion, education and entrepreneurship for employees, frontline restaurant teams and communities around the world.

“We believe that combining the resources and expertise of the University of Louisville with Yum! Brands will create an unrivaled resource for world-class training in franchising that will help people everywhere, particularly underrepresented people of color and women, succeed in franchise ownership and management," said UofL President Neeli Bendapudi. "We're excited about the new center as it aligns with UofL's commitment to empower our communities and supports our vision to become the nation's premier anti-racist metropolitan

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research university.”

“We’re proud to partner with the University of Louisville on developing a sustainable, globally scalable program that democratizes exposure to and builds knowledge of the franchising industry for all,” said Scott Catlett, Chief Legal and Franchise Officer, Yum! Brands. “Our hope is the Center will carve a path to economic opportunity and successful ownership for talented, underrepresented people while bringing diverse voices and ideas to the broader franchising community.”

The Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence builds on UofL’s existing franchising education tracks within the College of Business, which include a graduate program and an executive-level Franchise Management Certificate. New to the Center is an undergraduate franchising track within the Bachelor of Business Administration program that launched in the Spring 2021 semester. The Center’s curriculum development will continue to be led by franchising industry alumni and business experts at UofL with subject matter experts at Yum! Brands providing resources, up-to-date information and powerful industry insights on the state of franchising. In addition, to improve equity for underrepresented people of color and women, the Center will:  actively recruit diverse students to its undergraduate, graduate and executive-level programs offered through the College of Business;

vital work they are doing to help people overcome obstacles for upward mobility.

“Each of these dedicated organizations provides vital support to the African American community and especially to Black youth,” said Pamela Alexander, Director of Community Development, Ford Motor Company Fund. “We are proud to recognize the important role they play and

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The Ford Gives Back Freedom Awards are open to past honorees of Ford Freedom Unsung and Ford Freedom’s Sisters – two Ford Fund initiatives that recognize individuals or organizations that are making a positive impact in the African-American community. Past honorees of both programs are eligible to apply for funding to build upon the

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to invest in their future success.”

Receiving the top-place, $25,000 grant is Atlanta-based Emory University School of Medicine’s Pipeline Collaborative (EPiC).

The collaborative is a comprehensive three-year program of learning, mentoring, college preparation and health careers exposure that prepares high school students for entry into health professions.

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 conduct research to develop new knowledge surrounding franchise ownership, including case studies, white papers and other work to better understand the reasons for lower ownership by underrepresented people of color and women;  create regular podcasts and a practitioner-focused journal to share franchising education and news with franchise owners and managers.

“Franchising is one of the best paths to entrepreneurship, creating an opportunity to build generational wealth,” said Kathleen Gosser, Ph.D., executive-in-residence in the UofL College of Business, where the Center will be based. “Franchise ownership among underrepresented people of color and women is lower than their representation in the population. Our goal is to uncover and reduce barriers to franchise ownership, starting with education.”

The franchising model is strong in the U.S. and globally and makes business ownership accessible to many individuals. By the end of 2021, the International Franchise Association projects the franchising industry will increase to more than 780,000 outlets employing 8.2 million people in the U.S. alone.

“Partnering with UofL on the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence allows Yum! Brands to amplify our world-class franchising model and give more people access to the franchising world and the ability to create generational wealth and a legacy,” said Wanda Williams, Head of Yum!

FORD MOTOR ANNOUNCES WINNERS Ford Motor Company Fund, the philanthropic arm of Ford, is announcing Emory University School of Medicine’s Pipeline Collaborative and Chicago State University as the winners of the 2021 Ford Gives Back Freedom Award. The two organizations are being awarded grants of $25,000 and $10,000 respectively to further their community impact.

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In addition to Yum! Brands’ recent grant to UofL, the Company also is investing $6 million over five years to advance equity and opportunity across Louisville, particularly in West Louisville, including uplifting Black students, educators, entrepreneurs and social change agents. As part of this, Yum! Brands is working with Nat Irvin, Assistant Dean in the UofL College of Business, on the university’s Pathways program to help predominantly Pell Grant-eligible high school students at key public schools in Louisville earn college credits from and early admission to UofL.

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The Emory Pipeline Collaboration achieves its mission of readying youth for healthcare professions by engaging them in after-school sessions during the academic year and the summer.

However, they were hampered by covid and the ongoing marginalization felt by the students – especially Black males in their target schools.

“Over this past year, our programming community has been hit hard by the twin pandemics of covid-19 and racial injustice,” said Allen Lee, EPiC Program Manager. “However, we have been inspired by our students’ successes in the face of such adversity. We will use this award to increase our outreach into the communities that we serve, with the goal of recruiting more students who identify as Black males into the program. Together, EPiC and the Ford Motor Company Fund will provide much-needed encouragement to our students as we expose them to higher education and healthcare careers.”

The $10,000 runner-up grant is awarded to Chicago State University’s PreFreshman Program in Engineering and Science (PREP). The program is designed to make students aware, at an early age, of the professional opportunities in engineering and to encourage students to take more mathematics and science as a part of their high school course load.

Chicago State University’s PREP program operates eight months during the academic year and six weeks in the summer, providing youth with hands-on enrichment experiences that help motivate students to achieve their full potential.

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Global Franchising. “Access to the program will also be a wonderful opportunity for new franchisees entering the Yum! Brands system as well as for employees who want to become business owners.”

“We are so grateful to have been selected as a 2021 Ford Gives Back Award recipient,” said Marnie Boyd, PREP Program Director and Assistant Director of Engineering Studies at Chicago State University. “This meaningful recognition and support empowers us to remain true to our mission of exposing underresourced and underrepresented middle and high school students to the incredible world of STEM, inspiring them to pursue STEM-related degrees and careers.”

The inaugural Ford Gives Back Freedom Award was presented in 2019 to The Hidden Genius Project of Oakland California – an organization that trains and mentors young black men in technology, entrepreneurship and leadership. In 2020, the award was presented to A New Way of Life of Los Angeles California, a program for formerly incarcerated women and their children, with a runner up award of $10,000 going to Bean’s Café in Anchorage Alaska – a weekend lunch program for children and their parents.

For more than 100 years, Ford has invested in programs that enable social mobility and economic success in the African-American community. Other Ford Fund programs that support the African-American community include Ford First Gen, a program that provides first generation college students attending Historically Black Colleges and University’s support to help them stay in school, and Men of Courage, a national grassroots program designed to build communities by advancing the narrative of Black men through storytelling.

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In celebration of the United Nations' (UN) World Refugee Day 2021, BOXBLUR and Immersive Arts Alliance are pleased to announce the west coast debut of Shimon Attie’s Night Watch, a floating media arts installation that will travel the San Francisco Bay, will take place September 17 – 19, 2021, along the shorelines of San Francisco, Oakland and Berkeley, California.

The floating art installation combines contemporary LED-technology with a historic mode of water transport – a barge – to create a sophisticated and layered artistic and sculptural work of art.

Night Watch features twelve, closeup video portraits of refugees who were granted political asylum in the United States. Displayed on a 20 ft-wide, high-resolution LED-screen, the portraits will travel aboard a slowmoving barge to allow for on-shore public viewing. The silently displayed images largely feature members of international LGBTQI communities, as well as unaccompanied minors, who fled tremendous violence and discrimination in their homelands of Columbia, Honduras, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Peru, and Russia.

“Our capacity to ignore the suffering of the 80 million forcibly displaced people in the world depends on their invisibility. Shimon Attie's Night Watch demands that we see their faces, and by seeing, acknowledge both their pain and our responsibility.

It is a work that does more than humanize the crisis, it transforms the viewer,” comments Ayelet Waldman, Novelist and Screenwriter.

The creation of the Night Watch portraits was made possible through the artist’s relationship with the New York-based Moreart.org, who made introductions to refugees and asylees with whom Attie’s project aligned. During the process of shooting the portraits, Attie was privileged to hear personal stories, conversations of home and the uncertainty of futures, fear of political reprisals, sensitivities to trauma, homesickness, and individual hopes and dreams. “Night Watch,” Attie states, “is for the millions who have been forced to flee their homelands to escape violence and discrimination. For the fortunate few who have been granted political asylum in the United States.”

“Many of our families originally arrived in this country seeking refuge from a homeland. Today, in a world dealing with an unprecedented flux of uprooted lives, the Bay Area presentation of Night Watch provokes thoughtful discussion through an exceptionally engaging work of art that compels

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conversation, and hopefully action, for more compassionate humanitarian treatment at our borders,” Clark Suprynowicz, Immersive Arts Alliance.

The 2018 New York City debut of Night Watch during the UN General Assembly Week was received with widespread acclaim, prompting BOXBLUR founder, Catharine Clark to consider the possibility of a California presentation. “Shimon’s artwork engages one of the most urgent issues of our time – that of welcoming or closing our doors to asylum seekers,” notes Clark. “During its 2021 west coast debut,” Clark continues, “Night Watch will activate and animate the San Francisco Bay as both a literal and metaphoric site and landscape for escape, rescue, safe-passage, and the offering of safe-harbor for those most vulnerable.”

“No other state has taken in more refugees than California,” states Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California. “As a former Ambassador and the daughter of an immigrant who started out in California as a farmworker, I deeply understand the value of immigrant and asylee communities. The compelling nature of Shimon Attie’s Night Watch accentuates a social issue of great importance – that of seeing ourselves in the other. Through a dignified artistic portrayal of refugees and asylees to the United States, Night Watch is a civic art experience that invites us to celebrate our strength in diversity.”

Beginning on the eve of September 17, 2021 and on September 18 and September 19, Night Watch will travel on a barge captained by Matt Butler and slowly navigate the cities shorelines from 6:15pm to 8:15pm, corresponding with scheduled live nightly performances on the coastal shorefronts. Night Watch shoreline performances with artists, musicians, and dancers will take place across the Bay Area in San Francisco at Fort Mason, Aquatic Park, Rincon Park, and Warm Water Cove, as well as along the East Bay shorelines at Berkeley Marina and Oakland’s Jack London Square.

Off-site events in collaboration with Night Watch partner organizations, exhibitions and additional screenings at select partner institutions, will also take place at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley Arts + Design, California College for the Arts, Catharine Clark Gallery, Congregation Emanu-El, Cal Sailing Club, Gray Area Foundation for the Arts, Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture, Oakland’s Jack London

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Square, Minnesota Street Project, Museum of African Diaspora, PhotoAlliance, San Francisco Art Institute, and University of San Francisco. Music and dance performances for site activations around the Bay are selected by Classical Revolution and Dance Film SF.

Partnerships with non-profit organizations representing the needs of refugees will provide educational materials and resources to the public online and at the live performance sites; Catholic Charities, Center for Refugee & Gender Studies, International Rescue Committee, Oasis Legal Services, Partnership for Trauma Recovery, and Roots Community Health Center.

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MULTI-ORGANIZATIONAL EVENT WITH

JUSTICE FOR FRAUD VICTIMS PROJECT TOWN HALL This Town Hall will provide information and support to victims of fraud across Long Island in their pursuit of restitution.

June 17, 2021 - June 23, 2021

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Professor David Glodstein, CPA, CFE SUNY OLD WESTBURY

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Rea l Ta l k Re a l Cha n g e is ba c k w i th e p is o d e t wo wh e re we dis cus s C OV I D, Pre gna n c y & Do c to r s i n th e Bla c k c o m m u n it y.

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June 17, 2021 - June 23, 2021

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