This report on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Fred Hutch documents the initiatives, progress, programming, events and reflections from the 2020-2021 year. Pause, reflect and reengage as we build on our foundation of critical change to actualize the Fred Hutch mission.
The musician and philanthropist Pharrell Williams, whose work often focuses on his hometown of Virginia Beach, VA.
On Pharrell: Micaiah Carter We had to bury my cousin on my birthday,” says Pharrell Williams. So the day the music producer and impresario turned 48 years old was devoted not to his own life but to one cut short at 25, that of Donovan Lynch. “It was bittersweet,” Williams says. “The way he died was bitter. Where he is right now is sweet.”
Lynch was gunned down by the police in his and Williams’s hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on March 26; Williams has just returned to Miami after speaking at the funeral. “I wasn’t able to deliver the speech with the fire and intention I wanted,” he says, his voice wavering, “because I was just choked with emotion.”
White House press secretary Jen Psaki dodged a question about whether President Biden planned to follow through on his promise related to forgive student loans.
The $101.5 billion state budget is an increase of more than $9 billion from the previous year and will include increases in spending for education and environmental projects, Bloomberg reported.
More than 175,000 teachers and 3,000 principals along with first responders will be receiving a $1,000 check as part of the spending plan.
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The budget also allocates $50 million toward childhood education with the goal of raising minimum teacher salaries to $47,500. When it comes to higher education, $1.3 billion will go toward the Florida College System and $2.8 billion to the State University System. The state s historically Black colleges will receive $126 million, according to Bloomberg.
Money is being allocated for environmental initiatives and water quality improvements with $100 million going to state and local groups annually that tackle rising sea levels and storm impacts.