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Check out comedians doing a Bling Empire live-read and fundraiser. Explore afroLAtinidad. Listen to Talib Kweli discuss his new memoir. Catch a screening of a documentary about legendary L.A. fight venue the Olympic Auditorium. Watch Q&As with the cast and creatives behind films Never Rarely Sometimes Always and The Father. Films.Dance The new global film series with a focus on international dance films features 150 artists from 25 countries participating in 15 short films that were shot dur...

The Gainesville City Commission District 1 race pits two people who grew up in the historically African-American east side of town who have ideas for improving the area. Incumbent Gigi Simmons and challenger Desmon Duncan-Walker both say East Gainesville hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves from city leaders over the years. Simmons, elected to the commission in 2018, grew up in the Porters community. Simmons said that area sorely needs health care facilities, affordable housing, new co...

District 1 Gigi Simmons Simmons hails from the historic African-American community of Porters, located between downtown Gainesville and the University of Florida. Elected to the city commission in 2018, Simmons serves on the Library Governing Board, the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council and the Alachua County League of Cities. Speaking in a recently released campaign video, Simmons tells Gainesville residents, “I want you all to know that your voice and your vote matter. Togethe...

People in Need Small Grants Scheme for Communities in Serbia 150SHARES People in Need is happy to present its first small grants scheme for communities in Serbia in the scope of the project Amplifying Local Voices for Equitable Development (ALVED). This grant scheme is supported by the UK Government’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund (CSSF). Recognizing the crucial role that grassroots civil society organisations (CSOs) and informal groups can play in acting as agents of change and advo...

Are we supposed to be grateful for a little tax-deductible charity from our corporate overlords? Sorry, no. by Employees walk through a lobby at Amazons headquarters in Seattle, in 2018. Amazon has announced $2 billion in loans and grants to secure affordable housing in three U.S. cities, including a Seattle suburb where the online retail giant employs at least 5,000 workers. Amazon said it would give $185.5 million to the King County Housing Authority to help buy affordable apartments in the ...